[NLRS] RE:10GHz liaison (LONG)

[Donn Baker]

>Speaking of liason,
>
>==>> Why not use cell phones (assumeing coverage)?  <<==
>
>It is allowed during the 10G and up contest.
>

NO, it isn't.

I've been on vacation, and getting caught up (and reading this thread) has
been interesting.  There've been a bunch of good ideas passed around.  And,
I'm afraid, a couple of stinkers.

Hasn't anyone bothered to READ THE RULES ?

Quoting from from the ARRL web pages, here are some rules that need to be
understood.

FROM: General Rules for All ARRL Contests:
1.1 Rules for individual contests or events, including Field Day, take
precedence over all General Rules.

1.2 General Rules for HF and VHF contests take precedence over General
Rules for all contests.

3.9 Contacts made through repeaters, digipeaters, or gateways are not
permitted.

3.9.1 This applies to all forms of active relays or repeaters.

3.10 The use of non-Amateur Radio means of communication (for example,
Internet or telephone) to solicit a contact (or contacts) during the
contest period is not permitted.

FROM: General Rules for ARRL Contest on Bands Above 50 MHz.
1.7 Retransmitting either or both stations, or use of repeater frequencies,
is not permitted.

1.7.1 This prohibits the use of all repeater frequencies.

1.7.2 Contest entrants may not transmit on repeaters or repeater
frequencies for the purpose of soliciting contacts.

FROM: 2002 ARRL 10GHz and Up Cumulative Contest Rules.
5.1 Scheduling contacts is both permissible and encouraged.

7.1 Schedules may be set up by use of the HF calling frequency of 3818 kHz
on the evenings of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before the contest
weekends starting at 7PM local.  Also, 144.230 and 146.55 MHz can be
monitored during the contest to arrange schedules with other stations.
Paired stations shouild move off these frequencies once contact has been made.

10.Other: See "General Rules for All ARRL Contests" and "Rules for ARRL
Contests above 50 MHz" in November 2000 QST or at www.arrl.org/contests


There isn't a lot of wiggle-room here, is there ?  

NO REPEATERS: (no biggie; everyone understands this one); 
NO TELEPHONE NOR INTERNET; (what about in the VHF contests ?  The General
Rules Above 50MHz explicitly prohibit this for Single Operator class, but
what about others ?  Isn't it covered in General Rules for All Contests
3.10 ?)
NO DIGIPEATERS: (True, you're not making CONTACTS, but you ARE soliciting
contacts through a repeater.)

All this brings right back to 2m (SSB or FM), or 432, or 1296, etc., and
which one's best.  Maybe we just need better PROCEDURES, not a new way.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0




DIGIPEATERS  (this makes the APRS proposal a problem);