[SJRA-Members] Field day rule

[Dick Gaul]

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Thanks for the interest in our FD Dick.
Don’t forget, aside from some special circumstances and specific contests, coordinating contacts by means other than amateur radio communication is prohibited by ARRL rules.
Since this mailing list goes far and wide to many people who are, or were members of the SJRA, be aware that the appearance of impropriety could in itself become an issue and we would not want to do anything to jeopardize the fantastic effort everyone put in this past weekend.

73,
Bob Beyer - KE2D


Hi Thanks for your comments on my e-mail asking for the SSB frequency.I, too, am concerned that actions of our club members remain above suspicion, so I enlisted the help of our ARRL HQ staff to affirm that my own action was in the spirit of the rules.Following is the correspondence from them:


----- Forwarded Message -----
 From: Dick Gaul <k2gmy at yahoo.com>
 To: "Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ" <w9jj at arrl.org> 
 Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 2:23 PM
 Subject: Re: Field day rule
   
Hi Bart,As usual, your quick response and insight are really appreciated.I feel good that I acted appropriately according to the rules.I look forward to an eye-ball QSO with you on my next trip back east.Thanks,73,Dick

      From: "Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ" <w9jj at arrl.org>
 To: "k2gmy at yahoo.com" <k2gmy at yahoo.com> 
 Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 2:05 PM
 Subject: Re: Field day rule
  
Hi Dick,
Assistance and spotting and anything else to help support making contacts - especially in the case of emergency communications -is encouraged.
So how you went about alerting them as to where you were or trying to make contact is fair game.
Had you made QSOs with anyone other than the California Club from your home with your home call, you could have submitted a separate log with your home operation. Do be aware of that we only recognize Class A and class F stations for Club credit in the qst listings. .
73 Bart W9JJ
Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE DroidOn Jun 26, 2017 4:55 PM, Dick Gaul <k2gmy at yahoo.com> wrote:

Bart Jahnke, W9JJARRL Contest Branch Manager
Hi Bart,
I have a Field Day rule question.
I belong to a club in California, and a club in New Jersey.
I operated the California club station during the Field Day exercise. Then I went home two miles away just before the exercise ended to try to contact my New Jersey club on SSB. I could not hear them, so I sent an e-mail to the club forum to ask what frequency they were operating on SSB. I did not get a response, so I never contacted them on SSB.
If I was in New Jersey, however, I could have asked another club member for that frequency information in-person, on the club repeater, or on the telephone. I don't think it would be against the rules for me to ask for that info from a club member on either the telephone, club repeater, or club forum.
I realize that it has been determined by the League that the ARRL Field Day exercise is NOT a contest; but an event to publicize, practice, and participate in a gathering of radio amateurs, guests, and interested individuals, under unusual and difficult conditions.
But there are special rules for the event, and I wonder if my attempt to contact the other club members was in the spirit of the rules since I was 2500 miles from the club site.
Best regards, Dick Gaul - K2GMY