[VHFcontesting] Changes to ARRL VHF Contest Rules

[Kutzko, Sean, KX9X]

I posted a note to the VHF Contesting reflector last year, explaining how to submit a Rover log to the Robot and get in the correct category. You can find it in the VHF contesting archives here:

http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/vhfcontesting/2008-June/010074.html

We have already put measures in place to score any QSOs above 432 MHz in a Limited Rover's submitted log as zero points/multipliers. 

For Limited Multioperator stations, this has proven a bit more problematic. I'm working with the log checkers to come up with a solution. In the past, I've suggested listing the 4 bands you want to use for your score in the SOABOX: tag, but this is not the perfect solution. When one is developed, I will post a note here and include it in my blog.

For the time being, the best I can suggest is to send me a separate email and tell me the 4 bands you want to count for your score.

73, 

Sean Kutzko, KX9X
Contest Branch Manager

ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
225 Main Street
Newington CT 06111-1494
Telephone: 860-594-0232
Fax: 860-594-0259
email:skutzko at arrl.org

Read the "Notes From The Contest Branch" blog at www.arrl.org/blog

-----Original Message-----
From: S.K. [mailto:kx9x at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:28 PM
To: Kutzko, Sean, KX9X
Subject: Fw: Re: [VHFcontesting] Changes to ARRL VHF Contest Rules



Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X
www.seankutzko.com


--- On Thu, 5/28/09, w8zn at comcast.net <w8zn at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: w8zn at comcast.net <w8zn at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Changes to ARRL VHF Contest Rules
> To: wa4kxy at bellsouth.net
> Cc: "Jim Forsyth" <mail at jimforsyth.com>, vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 12:53 PM
> And, to make matters worse, ask
> someone at the ARRL how to submit your 4 low bands as your
> log but assign other contacts as checkllogs.
> 
> I can't find it in the Cabrillo header - you can't submit a
> separate log with the same call, the robot will delete your
> first log.
> 
> Sean, care to interject here?
> 
> Terry
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: wa4kxy at bellsouth.net
> 
> To: Jim Forsyth , vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> 
> Sent: Thu, 28 May 2009 16:06:25 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Changes to ARRL VHF Contest
> Rules
> 
> 
> 
> The ARRL has been cross checking logs for the VHF contests
> for two or three years now.  Terry is correct, if you
> are operating in a limited category for example and you give
> somone a contact on a microwave band be sure to submit that
> microwave contact as a check log.  If you don't, when
> the ARRL cross checks the logs the other guy will have that
> contact disallowed.  The source of that information is
> KX9X.
> 
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> Jim, W4KXY
> 
> -------------- Original message from "Jim Forsyth" :
> -------------- 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > That must be new, what is the source of that
> information? 
> 
> > 
> 
> > Jim, AF6O 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Geoff, 
> 
> > > Just because you can't enter the scores in your
> total doesn't mean you 
> 
> > > can't take 10 and 24G, just turn those in as a
> check log. If you take them 
> 
> > > and make Q's and don't turn them in as check
> logs, anyone who worked you 
> 
> > > will have those Q's disallowed. 
> 
> > > 73, 
> 
> > > Terry 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
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