[VHFcontesting] Reminder: ARRL Rule STTN.6

[Scott Armstrong]

On Tue, Jan 9, 2024, 10:46 AM Scott Armstrong <aa5am.scott at gmail.com> wrote:

> How does a log get scrutinized when the exchange is a 4 digit grid square?
> Two stations in the same grid could be any where from 0km to greater than
> 200km distance apart.
>
> On Tue, Jan 9, 2024, 6:40 AM Ev Tupis via VHFcontesting <
> vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:
>
>> In case any non-fixed station operators missed it...
>>
>> According to the document found >>HERE<<, "STTN.6. All equipment should
>> be capable of communications at a range of at least 5 km. Contacts made
>> between non-fixed stations, for example portable and/or rover stations,
>> should be made over a distance of at least 5 km."
>> I added ialics simply for emphasys.
>> This is a departure from the historic 1 km distance.
>> I assume this will mean additional log scrutiny in grids where rovers use
>> the same hilltops and upon arrival will log eachother before contacting DX.
>>
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