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

[Mark Spencer]

Sorry all.   It appears the quote / thread marks didn't make it thru in my email from 11:55 AM.  The second paragraph from the bottom was from another poster, my response was in the paragraph at the bottom.

My mistake.

Mark S
VE7AFZ

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> On Jun 16, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Darryl Holman <djholman at u.washington.edu> wrote:
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> 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
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> Best,
>  Darryl
>  ww7d
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>> On 06/16/2015 11:55 AM, Mark Spencer wrote:
>> 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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