Hi there,
Can someone provide an explanation why the ARRL June VHF contesting rules
discriminate against portable operations, and only on VHF? This is the rule
I'm referring to:
"COND.2 Multiple entries COND.2.1 In VHF+ contests: Individuals and stations
are limited to one entry per contest. Rover operators may submit one
separate entry as a Single Operator (fixed station) in addition to their
rover entry."
During this past June VHF contest, I operated from home as KR1ST, and I
operated a portable station (100% separate hardware) as KR1ST/P from a
different location. It turns out that after I submitted my home KR1ST log,
it gets overwritten by the KR1ST/P entry I submitted later. I assume that is
because of the rule I quoted above.
What I'm curious about is, how is it justified that if someone goes to a
mountaintop to operate as portable station they may not also operate from
their permanent station, while it is perfectly fine for a rover station to
do so? And why does this rule only apply to VHF? What would be the harm to
allow for a portable station to also allow for an entry from their permanent
station, just like rovers?
I would think that in the spirit of Amateur Radio we should be as permissive
as possible when it comes to operating practices in order to generate
maximum activity.
73,
--Alex KR1ST
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