N6NT asks: I'm surprised at you, Bruce, don't you know the so-called "West Coast Advantage" is nothing more than a fabrication of disgruntled easterners who are looking for some way to ease the agony
On Aug 11, 2004, at 3:47 PM, <mark@nevus.org> wrote: I lost count of how many "can you QSY to 10?" we had to turn down because of the counterproductive and unnecessary 10 minute rule which should be
At 01:32 8/17/2004, you wrote: On Aug 11, 2004, at 3:47 PM, <mark@nevus.org> wrote: I lost count of how many "can you QSY to 10?" we had to turn down because of the counterproductive and unnecessary
Consider the version of the 10 minute rule now used in the California QSO Party - Once an operator starts, that Op must remain at the transmitter for 10 minutes. He can do anything the station is ca
"Bill Coleman" <aa4lr@arrl.net> wrote: "What other simple, enforceable rule would exile the octopus without any other deleterious effects?" Integrity: "firm adherence to a code of especially moral or
_________________________________________________________ Would that work if Osama was a contester? :-) -- Bill, W6WRT QSLs via LoTW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing
On Aug 17, 2004, at 9:42 AM, Roy Maull wrote: The ten minute rule was applied to the SO class to squash the "so called" SO2R advantage. What contest implements a 10 minute rule for single operators?
On Aug 17, 2004, at 11:29 AM, Kevin J. Rowett wrote: What other simple, enforceable rule would exile the octopus without any other deleterious effects? Consider the version of the 10 minute rule now
Enforcement is an interesting issue - editing a cab file to reflect what you want it to show is pretty easy. Several of the contesting packages support operator changes - that would be one way to sh
_________________________________________________________ I think you're missing the point of the 10 minute rule. It exists to prevent two or more ops from cheating by pretending to be a single op; o
Well, for one, Field Day. Rich NN3W class to squash the operators? radios to preclude inconvenienced a bit by this works S&P was the needed to maximize needed. rule ever applied to operators. The aa4
IIRC, this was an issue of discussion not to long ago. A lot of folks were complaining about the # of QSOs in their log where their logged time differed from the other station's QSO by 5 minutes or m
I hate the 10 minute rule! I can also see no reason why it can't be replaced by a rule that says "only one signal can be transmitted at any one time". That outlaws 'octopuses' (octopi?). Although I a
Not quite single op, but the one transmitter does act like a single op... flexibility contest _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://
On Aug 17, 2004, at 11:16 PM, Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote: Well, for one, Field Day. Field Day isn't a contest. It's ah..., an "operating event". <grin> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.n
On Aug 18, 2004, at 8:51 AM, Roger Parsons wrote: I hate the 10 minute rule! I can also see no reason why it can't be replaced by a rule that says "only one signal can be transmitted at any one time"
Hmmm, Bill's right: the octopus does not permit violation of the one-tx-at-a-time rule, so to add redundantly a one-tx-at-a-time rule doesn't help. The intent of the 10-minute rule is to prevent semi
This is what was done for California QSO Party starting in 2003. Once an operator starts, he's on for ten minutes. It played well last year. Yes, the log won't directly reveal cheaters. 73, de -KR-