[NLRS] Re: Family Roving

[John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK]

Ray and NLRS "Family",

As noted in the Post that W0JT forwarded for me...in the General Rules for
ARRL Contests on Bands above 50 MHz, there is Rule # 1.3 "A transmitter,
receiver, or antenna used to contact one or more stations may not
subsequently be used under any other call during the contest period, except
as provided for in General Rules for All ARRL Contests number 3.5." Given
that 1.3 is BEFORE 2.3.1, "I" interpret THAT as pre-empting the limitation
of "only one station using a single call sign" in 2.3.1. and "A rover may
not
operate with more than one call sign" in 2.3.2.

Since Tim (K0PG) and Pat (K9ILT) are able to submit their TWO logs from
ONE Rover station and given Steve's (KA0IA) statement that two is ok but
not three or more, this is the only way that I can see that the rules, as
'published,'
can be interpretted to permit this.

I THEN question where the limit of TWO is based. I certainly don't see any
limit
to the number of operators in the All Contests Rule #3.5. Yes, the Above 50
MHz
rule #2.3 defines a Rover Station as "One or two operators..." BUT if an
earlier
reference, Above 50 MHz Rule #1.3, which references All Contests Rule #3.5,
pre-empts 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 (one call sign limit)...why doesn't it pre-empt
2.3?

That is the "rub" as I see it.

IF, however, there really IS a limit of TWO RELATED operators who may each
use their own call sign when 'sharing' a Family ROVER station, the actual
'language' to state that should be incorporated...and PUBLISHED by the
ARRL Contest Department.

JK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray J , W9RAY" <ray@w9ray.org>
To: <nlrs@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 19:15
Subject: RE: [NLRS] Re: Family Roving


Has anybody asked the ARRL people about this family rover stations thing
anyway??


According to the rules it is not permitted to use more than 1 Call sign
when roving... consequently family roving is prohibited...


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


General Rules for ARRL Contests on Bands above 50 MHz

2.3. Rover: One or two operators of a single station that moves among
two or more grid squares during the course of a contest.

2.3.1. A rover vehicle may transport only one station using a single
call sign.

2.3.2. A rover may not operate with more than one call sign.

2.3.3. Rover vehicles must transport all the equipment, power supplies,
and antennas used at each operating site.

2.3.4. Rovers sign "rover" on phone and /R on CW after their call sign.

2.3.5. All Rovers are encouraged to adopt operating practices that allow
as many stations as possible to contact them.

2.3.6. Rover operators may submit separate logs for single operator
(fixed station) in addition to their rover entries. Rovers submitting a
score for inclusion in a club competition must also include a secondary
summary sheet indicating the portion of the score which counts for the
club score if any of the QSOs submitted take place outside of their
club's territory.




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