[VHFcontesting] Logging Rovers in Contests

[Dave Pascoe]

Just log them as /R, regardless of mode.


On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't see where this says I have to log it. If you logged what they send
> on SSB, it would be "/Rover"
>
> I wish there were some clarification in the rules.  I hate for all of the
> rovers to be in Russia!
>
> Chuck W5PR
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Chuck,
> >
> > From ARRL contest rules:
> >
> > *"3.5.4. *Rovers MUST sign "rover" on Phone and /R on CW and digital
> modes
> > after their call sign."
> >
> >
> > http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf
> >
> >
> > It should also be logged that way. The one thing I have been curious
> about
> > is what happens when a station, planning to be a Rover, signs /R in a
> > contest, and then ends up only being able to operate from one grid
> square?
> > I suspect the ARRL logging robot takes care of that and assigns the
> > appropriate entry category.
> >
> >
> > 73, Zack W9SZ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I think many put "/R" after a rover call when logging it in a
> contest.  I
> > > have never done that.  If the grid changes, Writelog takes it.  Is
> there
> > > any necessity or rule about this?
> > >
> > > Chuck W5PR
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