[VHFcontesting] [Roving...]

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/8/2006 1:51:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
k7cw at yahoo.com writes:

I was  contacted by the ARRL contest desk and told that
I could not enter two logs  due to the rule that states
that a competitor may enter only one log in a  contest.
I was forced to withdraw one of the logs.


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Although not especially significant, this is perhaps the most stupid rule  in 
all the ARRL VHF contests.  I have asked various people at ARRL why  it 
exists, and have never received an answer.  I suspect it may date back  to a time 
when there were single band categories, though I am not sure  about that.
 
This past weekend I operated CW SS from four different stations, N8TR,  AC8E, 
K8AZ, and my own.  I have done this for a number of years, with all  the logs 
gladly accepted.  Nobody has ever complained about extra qsos I  provided 
them.
 
It would certainly help the VHF contests if I were to operate from any of  
these stations, none of which are VHF guys.  So why do the rules prohibit  
multiple entries?
 
 
 
73  -  Jim  K8MR