[TCARC-NTX] VHF Contest Rules

[David Johnson]

General Rules for ARRL Contests on Bands Above 50 MHz
1.General Rules: 


1.1.See General Rules for All ARRL Contests. 


1.2.Individuals and stations are limited to one entry per contest. 


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. 


1.4.Stations may be worked for credit only once per band from any given
grid square, regardless of mode. This does not prohibit working a
station from more than one grid square with the same call sign (such as
a Rover). 


1.5.Crossband QSOs do not count. 


1.6.Aeronautical mobile contacts do not count. 


1.7.Retransmitting either or both stations, or use of repeater
frequencies, is not permitted. 


1.7.1.This prohibits use of all repeater frequencies. 


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


1.8.Use of the national simplex frequency, 146.52 MHz, or immediately
adjacent guard frequencies, is prohibited. 


1.8.1.Contest entrants may not transmit on 146.52 for the purpose of
making or soliciting QSOs. 


1.8.2.The intent of this rule is to protect the national simplex
frequency from contest monopolization. 


1.8.3.There are no restrictions on the use of 223.50 MHz. 


1.9.Only recognized FM simplex frequencies may be used, such as 144.90
to 145.00; 146.49, .55 and .58, and 147.42, .45, .48, .51, .54 and .57
MHz on the 2-meter band. 


1.9.1.Local-option simplex channels and frequencies adjacent to the
above that do not violate the intent of the above rules, or the spirit
and intent of the band plans as recommended in the ARRL Repeater
Directory, may be used for contest purposes. 


1.10.While no minimum distance is specified for contacts, equipment
should be capable of communications at a range of at least 1 km. 


1.11.A station located precisely on a dividing line between grid squares
must select only one as the location for exchange purposes. A different
grid-square multiplier cannot be given without moving the complete
station (including antennas) at least 100 meters. 


1.12.Above 300 GHz, contacts are permitted for contest credit only
between licensed amateurs using coherent radiation on transmission (for
example, laser) and employing at least one stage of electronic detection
on receive. 


1.13.Marine Mobile (and Maritime) entries will be listed separately as
"Marine Mobile" in the listings and compete separately for awards. 


1.14.Participants are reminded that the segment 50.100-50.125 MHz should
be used for intercontinental QSOs only, using 50.125 MHz as a calling
frequency, then QSY after contact is established. 


1.15. The total transmitter output power for any high power entry in any
category for an ARRL Contest is either 1500 Watts PEP or the maximum
allowable power level established by the national licensing authority of
your country, which ever is lower 


2.Entry Categories: The following categories are defined for ARRL
contests on bands above 50 MHz. See the rules for each contest to
determine which categories apply, and whether additional categories
exist for that contest. 


2.1.Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving,
spotting, and logging functions as well as equipment and antenna
adjustments. 


2.1.1.Single Operator Low Power: 


2.1.1.1 Power limits on any band may not exceed the following: 


2.1.1.1.1.50 MHz and 144 MHz--200 W PEP. 


2.1.1.1.2.222 MHz and 432 MHz--100 W PEP. 


2.1.1.1.3.902 MHz and above--10 W PEP. 


2.1.2.Single Operator High Power: Power limits on any band exceeds the
limits for the Single Operator Low power. 


2.1.3.Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements
involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, etc) is not
permitted. 


2.1.4.Single Operator stations are allowed only one transmitted signal
at any given time. 


2.1.5.Both categories of Single Operator stations compete for all-band
and single-band awards. 


2.1.6.Overall and single-band winners are recognized both in QST score
listings and in awards offered. 


2.2.Single Operator Portable: 


2.2.1. Ten (10) W PEP output or less. 


2.2.2.Portable power source. 


2.2.3.Portable equipment and antennas. 


2.2.4.Single Operator Portable stations must operate from a location
other than a permanent station location. 


2.2.5.Single Operator Portable stations may not change locations during
the contest period outside of the original 500-meter diameter permitted
circle. 


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. 


2.4. Multioperator: More than one person performs transmitting,
receiving and logging functions, etc. Stations must locate all equipment
(including antennas) within a circle whose diameter does not exceed 300
meters (1,000 feet). Multioperator stations may be divided into
subcategories: 


2.4.1.Multioperator (Unlimited): Stations submit logs with more than
four bands used. 


2.4.2.Limited Multioperator: Stations submit logs with a maximum of four
bands used. (Logs from additional bands used, if any, should be included
as checklogs.) 



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