[VHFcontesting] Questions on making a valid contest QSO.

[Sebastian]

That is incorrect.  Section 97.119 of Part 97 states:  (a) Each  
amateur station, except a space station or telecommand station, must  
transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting channel at the end  
of each communication, and at least every 10 minutes during a  
communication, for the purpose of clearly making the source of the  
transmissions from the station known to those receiving the  
transmissions.

And I agree with Jay's method, that's what I use, and that's what most  
hams use during a contest.

73 de W4AS
Sebastian

On Mar 15, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Keith Morehouse wrote:

>
> K7CW wrote:
>
>> The FCC rules have it that you must give your call at least once per
>> contact. Otherwise the contest rules specify what they want from you.
>
> It depends on what you mean by "once per contact".  As far as I'm  
> concerned, this is sufficient:
>
> CQ CONTEST W9RM
> W9RM K7CW
> K7CW EN52
> QSL CN87
> THANKS QRZ W9RM
>
> Technically, I have "given my call" during this contact and so have  
> you - matter of fact we've EACH given both calls.  To do much more  
> will cut into your rate when the bad is hot.  We're here to generate  
> Q's, not monologue...
>
> Jay W9RM