Clarification, maybe, but not a change necessarily.
I was surprised that they covered the line case (2 grid), but not
specifically the corner case (4 grid). Both are "legal" under VUCC
rules for awards, with auditing for actual position (see 4(e) and 4(f)
at http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/VHF%20UHF%20Rules20141pdf.pdf).
The "corner" case should probably be added.
Rule 1.9 of the General Rules for all ARRL Contest Above 50 MHz covers
*any* station participating in a contest while 2.2.5 applies
specifically to a Single Operator Portable station.
Even at that, the rules are not mutually exclusive - you have a 500-m
diameter circle to work in as a SO/p. If you want to set up on a grid
line (not corner - not covered in rules), then you have to move the
entire station at least 100 m (and into the other grid).
BTW, the 500-meter circle comes from rule 3.7 of the General Rules for
All ARRL Contests (which says "All transmitters and receivers must be
located within a 500-meter diameter circle, excluding antennas."). As
noted in the General Rules, the different rule sets are applied in
sequence, with the specific contest rules superseding the HF and VHF
General Rules, which in turn, supersede the General Rules.
But they need to add a 4-grid rule. You can pretty easily put a 100 x
100 m square inside a 500-m diameter circle and legally work from all
4 grids in a contest. Just not all in one QSO. Or simply make a "no
multigrid QSO" rule.
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Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
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