OOPS... pressed the wrong button.
Most people have pointed me at 3.5 in the General rules which allows family
members to use the same equipment under different calls.
The VHF rules also point out that exception.
General Rules for ARRL Contests on Bands Above 50 MHz
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.
The important part being the last few words following except. But, further
on, we get into Rover rules.
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.
In the rover portion, the exception for family members is not tacked on the
end.
I agree that it does not explicitly say you can't run multiple callsigns as
a rover, but neither does it say you can. If you look at the General Rule
3.5 again, it says:
(The intent of this rule is to accommodate family members who must share a
rig, and to prohibit manufactured or artificial contacts.)
Can you honestly say that the only reason that two family members operating
as a rover station using two callsigns is not attempting to manufacture
contacts?
It's one thing to share the home station between family members, and another
to drive to a grid square intersection with your family member and make 16
contacts per band just between the two of you.
I guess getting a high score is more important than following the intent of
the rules.
James
VE6SRV
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