And this is exactly the problem.
Nit pick and search for loopholes, all for reasons to really run a M/2 or
M/M under the guise of an M/S/
One radio on the air at a time... that is, for a given period of time.
Period. What's so hard about that?
No second radio running mults on another band, as is permitted in some
contests.
No going quiet for 30 seconds or a minute on one band while you try to work
someone on the other rig on another band.
No using a computer controlled or mechanical device so that only one
transmitter transmits at any given second -- which defeats the concept of
Single Transmitter, as by it's very nature, such action is multiple
transmitters in use at the same time.
Multi operator. Single Transmitter.
Single.
What is so hard about the concept of ONE?
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From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
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Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 5:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Why the 10 min rule anyway?
> C'mon Randy, that's an easy one.
not so...
>
> A multi-single station can only have one operational station (single
> transceiver, or transmitter/receiver combo) on the air either listening or
> transmitting at any one time. Period. And that station must be on the
> air
> for a set period of time (be it 5 minutes or 30). Period.
be 'on the air', on which band... or both. How many vfo's can be in that
radio? How about if I use a single ft-1000mp, can I split out the sub rx
headphone audio and have a second set of ears on it? if I have a 1000d can
I put the sub rx on a different band with a second set of ears? Still only
1 'station', only 1 radio, but what is a receiver, is it a box or an IF
chain?
>
> Does that rule out a M/S using a second station to listen for mults? I'd
> say yes, IF that second station can transmit. If you want to have a
> second,
> non-transmitting radio listening on another band for mults, that's fine.
> But only the primary station can transmit.
Who's rules are you starting from? Some contest rules specifically allow a
m/s to have a 2nd transmitter on a different band to work multipliers. Some
even specifically allow it to transmit at the same time as the 'main' radio,
on a different band.
>
> Obviously, certain common-sense exceptions can be made.
Ah, but isn't that where the problems start... common sense for me might be
different from yours. My common sense says to have 6 stations, each
optimized for a particular band... so what do I do if there are a few extra
operators sitting around, keep them from listening and spotting stuff on the
other bands??
> If a station
> suffers a failure, it can be replaced by a spare. If there are multiple
> operational stations, one set for band "A" and another for band "B", you
> can
> shift the primary operational station [after the mandatory "on" time per
> band expires], but that requires that the other station be turned off.
Sounds like some form of wrtc rules.. you going to have a referee here to
make sure the other station is turned off?
>
> This nonsense that some Multi/Multi's & Multi/2's are using to justify
> entering into the M/S category by time splicing should not be tolerated.
> A
> station that is transmitting almost continuously by having one radio
> transmit while the other receives and vice/versa is not in the intent or
> spirit of a Multi Single, as the practical effect is that TWO radios are
> in
> use at the same time, not ONE. That, IMHO, is not in the spirit or intent
> of the M/S category.
Depends on who writes the contest rules. Some contest sponsors think your
way, some think they can allow the 2nd radio to be used.
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