Rules..... There ain't none. If you want credit in a contest, use what they require. Valid QSO? There ain't no rules. From The Man - SEE BELOW - - - - - 73, de Jim KG0KP
----- Original Message ----- From: "Henderson, Dan N1ND" <dhender...@arrl.org> To: "Jim Miller KG0KP" <jimmil...@stl-online.net> Cc: "Silver, Ward" <hward...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 6:03 AM Subject: RE: What components comprise a "valid QSO"? Hi Jim There is no rule that says what constitutes a QSO. Nothing requires an exchange of signal reports, names, locations, etc. If you are operating in a Contest, to be a valid contact for that contest, you need to give the required exchange. But if you work someone in the contest just to work them, say for a new DXCC entity, but don't give the context exchange, it doesn't mean it is an invalid QSO for non-contest purposes. As far as being illegal because the FCC didn't write the requirement, that is a bogus argument. Unless you are doing something prohibited by Part 97.113, the FCC doesn't care what the content of the communications are. 73 Dan Henderson, N1ND Regulatory Information Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860-594-0236 dhender...@arrl.org -----Original Message----- From: Jim Miller KG0KP [mailto:jimmil...@stl-online.net] Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 5:26 AM To: reginfo Cc: Silver, Ward Subject: What components comprise a "valid QSO"? Mr. Dan, There is a discussion going on now on one of the reflectors about the 59 and 599s being given in contesting for RST. This mutated into a question as to why it was even needed. I seemed to think that the origin was from the FCC, guessing in Part 97 of course, however on quick glance through it, I did not find anything stating what was required to make up a "valid QSO" that would be accepted by "whoever". Now I am wondering where the origin actually is or if there actually is a requirement at all. I always considered the bare minimum would be the exchange of your call and RST with other information optional but now I don't know where this information came from. What information is required to be exchanged to make the contact a valid QSO and where is it stated? If it is not the FCC, is it the ARRL who specified what is required? I am not much of a contester and now am wondering if ALL contests actually exchange RST as a part of their exchange. If some component of the requirement is not exchanged; is that contact not valid? In the eyes of WHO? Only the ARRL in the interest of credit for DXCC and WAS etc?Is it illegal if it was not the FCC that wrote the requirement? Thanks es 73, de Jim KG0KP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
