[VHFcontesting] Entering as a Mobile (/M) in Contests

[Michael Clarson]

Nothing in the rules state that the 500" circle is stationary EXCEPT for
the portable category.Since 500 ft was specifically stated as stationary
for portable, allowing the single op circle to be mobile may have been by
design.  All the radios and antennas in my car are within 500". --Mike,
WV2ZOW

On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Darryl Holman <djholman at u.washington.edu>
wrote:

> Mark,
>   Not really.  General rule 3.7 specifies a 500' circle for all stations
> (which is modified in the VHF rules for rovers).   See:
> http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-all-arrl-contests
>
> Best,
>   Darryl
>   ww7d
>
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> On 06/16/2015 11:55 AM, Mark Spencer wrote:
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>> I don't think it is the intention of the rules to exclude mobiles. Looking
>> at the rules to see whare a mobile can fit, I see no restriction as to why
>> a mobile cannot simply enter as single operator. In the VHF rules, only
>> portable stations are restricted from moving. In the general rules,
>> everything must be contained within a 500 ft circle. In a mobile it is --
>> its all in one car. Did I miss something?
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>> Hi, I figured the intent of the rule was to prevent me from operating
>> outside of the 500 ft circle within a single grid, unless I chose to
>> operated as a rover. In my case it eventually helped prompt me to actually
>> rove to other grids (which is probably what the authour of the rules had in
>> mind ??) For some time though it prompted to operate from home vs gamble
>> that my chosen portable location in my home grid was going to be
>> productive. In years gone by I vaguely recall working from more than one
>> location in a grid and not entering a log in the contest. I figured nothing
>> stopped me from handing out contacts as a non contest participant (:
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