http://www.arrl.org/news/same-band-dueling-cqs-now-prohibited-in-all-arrl-contests
FYI... S &P on instance 2.. no dual cq's. Just keepin it real ;-).
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It isn't a big issue as long as you read the rules before each contest.
Personally I do fully agree with the same band part.
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The ARRL rules were never intended to allow in-band dual CQing, however it was not explicitly banned until now. CQ contests do ban it explicitly. In ARRL contests it was assumed to be understood that it was prohibited.
Note that this does not prevent SO2R in-band, where you're S&&P on one radio and CQing on the other.
The idea is that by dual CQing on one band you're using 2x the bandwidth and this could easily get out of hand. If every big gun decided to adopt it the little pistols such as myself would be squeezed out of running.
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Same-Band "Dueling CQs" Now Prohibited in All ARRL Contests
ARRL has clarified its rules for all contests to clearly prohibit the practice of interleaved CQs -- also known as "dueling CQs" -- on two or more frequencies in the same band. The clarification is an extension of existing rules that permit only "one transmitted signal," and it formalizes what had been a "gentleman's agreement."
"ARRL reviewed it, concurred that this is technically occupying two channels, and in consultation with several members of the Board of Directors -- who had been contacted by concerned parties -- and the Programs and Services Committee, it was concluded we needed to 'clarify' our existing rules," ARRL Contest Branch Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, said.
An explanatory paragraph points out, "The intent of the rules has always been that a participant would use/occupy only a single channel in a given band, changing frequency in band from time to time, leaving a CQ frequency to work a multiplier or to change the CQing frequency as band occupancy or changing propagation dictated, and this rule's clarification will now give the needed added clarity to that intent."
The issue arose when a multioperator team successfully employed in-band interleaved CQs in the last ARRL International DX SSB event, substantially boosting their score.
The topic subsequently occupied a lot of bandwidth on the CQ-Contest reflector, where elite contester Frank Donovan, W3LPL, observed, "That doesn't make it right for [a contest station] to follow this practice that is generally understood to be unacceptable behavior by all of the rest of us." At the time of the event, however, ARRL rules did not explicitly prohibit the practice, and, as another top contester, Steve London, N2IC, asked, "Falls under the 'what is not specifically prohibited is allowed' rule?"
The update brings ARRL's contest rules in line with those of CQ-sponsored contests, which already prohibit the practice of in-band, interleaved CQs. The IARU HF Championship Contest bans the practice for multioperator entries. Read more.
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