1. General Rules:

1. See General Rules for All ARRL Contests.

2. Individuals and stations are limited to one entry per contest.

3. A transmitter, receiver, or antenna used to contact one or more stations may not be subsequently be used under any other call during the contest period, except as provided for in General Rule for All ARRL Contests number 3.5.

4. Stations may be worked for credit only once per band from any given grid square, regardless of mode. This does not prohibit working a station from more than one grid square with the same call sign (such as a Rover).

5. Crossband QSOs do not count.

6. Aeronautical mobile contacts do not count.

7. Retransmitting either or both stations, or use of repeater frequencies, is not permitted.
   1. This prohibits use of all repeater frequencies.

   2. Contest entrants may not transmit on repeaters or repeater frequencies for the purpose of soliciting contacts.

8. Use of the national simplex frequency, 146.52 MHz, or immediate adjacent guard frequencies is prohibited.
   1. Contest entrants may not transmit on 146.52 for the purpose of making or soliciting QSOs.

   2. The intent of this rule is to protect the national simplex frequency from contest monopolization.

   3. There are no restrictions on the use of 223.50 MHz.

9. Only recognized simplex frequencies may be used, such as 144.90 to 145.00; 146.49, .55 and .58, and 147.42, .45, .48, .51, .54 and .57 MHz on the 2-meter band.
   1. Local-option simplex channels and frequencies adjacent to the above that do not violate the intent of the above rules, or the spirit and intent of the band plans as recommended in the ARRL Repeater Directory, may be used for contest purposes.

10. While no minimum distance is specified for contacts, equipment should be capable of communications at a range of at least 1 km.

11. A station located precisely on a dividing line between grid squares must select only one as the location for exchange purposes. A different grid-square multiplier cannot be given out without moving the complete station (including antennas) at least 100 meters.

12. Above 300 GHz, contacts are permitted for contest credit only between licensed amateurs using coherent radiation on transmission (for example, laser) and employing at least one stage of electronic detection on receive.

13. Marine Mobile (and Maritime) entries will be listed separately as "Marine Mobile" in the listings and compete separately for awards.

14. Participants are reminded that the segment 50.100- 50.125 MHz should be used for intercontinental QSOs only, using 50.125 MHz as a calling frequency then QSY after contact is established.

2. Entry Categories: The following categories are defined for ARRL contests on bands above 50 MHz. See the rules for each contest to determine which categories apply, and whether additional categories exist for that contest.

1. Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving, spotting, and logging functions as well as equipment and antenna adjustments.
   1. Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, Packet Cluster, etc.) is not permitted.

   2. Single Operator stations are allowed only one transmitted signal at any given time.

   3. Single Operator stations compete for all-band and single-band awards.

   4. Overall and single-band winners are recognized both in QST score listings and in awards offered.

2. Single Operator, QRP Portable: (not for home stations or fixed stations)
   1. 10-W PEP output or less.

   2. Portable power source.

   3. Portable equipment and antennas.

3. Rover: One or two operators of a single station that moves among two or more grid squares during the course of a contest.
   1. A rover vehicle may transport only one station using a single call sign.

   2. A rover may not operate with more than one call sign.

   3. Rover vehicles must transport all the equipment, power supplies, and antennas used at each operating site.

   4. Rovers sign "rover" on phone and /R on CW after their call sign.

   5. All Rovers are encouraged to adopt operating practices that allow as many stations as possible to contact them.

   6. Rover operators may submit separate logs for single operator (fixed station) in addition to their rover entries.

4. Multi Operator: More than one person performs transmitting, receiving and logging functions, etc. Stations must locate all equipment (including antennas) within a circle whose diameter does not exceed 300 meters (1,000 feet). Multi operator stations may be divided into sub-categories:
   1. Multi Operator (Unlimited):

   2. Limited Multi Operator: Stations submit logs with a maximum of four bands used. (Logs from additional bands used, if any, should be included as checklogs.)