Ah so. Looks like the ARRL and CQ rules differ.... Thanks for the correction!
Hal
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> On Jun 16, 2016, at 5:20 PM, Dean St. Hill <dmsthill@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hal
>
> If you read the current CQWW Rules section IX General Rules no.7 says quite
> clearly -
>
> "Only one signal on a band is allowed at any time. When two or more
> transmitters are present on the same band, a hardware device MUST be used to
> prevent more than one signal at any one time. Alternating CQs on two or more
> frequencies on a band is not permitted"
>
> Originally many of the typical stations would have had a single transmitter
> per band BUT in the last several years the strategies have evolved to the
> point where I almost expect someone to come up with a device that manages the
> words per transmited signal to allow two signals to interleave on a single
> band - some kind of quasi TDMA switch.
>
> So anyway the rules are quite clear.
>
> 73 - Dean 8P6SH/9P2K in the 'tests
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>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 4:13 PM, halken <halken@comcast.net> wrote:
>> It's helpful to be really clear on the rules. The rules do not say anything
>> about interlocks. The ARRL rules for M/2 say "no more than two signals
>> transmitted simultaneously." You can accomplish that with hardware,
>> software or hand signals between the ops. Interlocks, per se, are not
>> required.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Hal
>>
>> N4GG
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>>
>>> On 6/16/2016 1:54 PM, Dean St. Hill wrote:
>>> I am not by any means an expert on this as I only do SO2R and have done
>>> just one M2 in the early days before much of the current strategy was
>>> formulated with multiple rigs per station.
>>>
>>> I believe the rules require you to have a hardware lockout. In my case my
>>> SO2R controller ensures that the two transmitters are never on air at the
>>> same time.
>>>
>>> With regard to M2 and the other MS and even MM the evolving strategies may
>>> make it difficult for software solutions. When I add a third rig I know
>>> WriteLog will support it BUT I will have to ensure that it is not on air
>>> with any other transmitters etc. I couldn't expect WriteLog to mirror my
>>> strategy of using 3 or 4 rigs.
>>>
>>> So I do think that the issues of rig lockouts should be addressed in
>>> hardware because the rules require that.
>>>
>>> Just my 2 cents.
>>>
>>> H
>>>
>>> Regards Dean 8P2K
>>>
>>>
>>> Dean St. Hill
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>>> On Jun 16, 2016 2:16 AM, "Kostas SV1DPI" <sv1dpi@otenet.gr> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 15/6/2016 5:16 μμ, Stein-Roar Brobakken wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Possible add 1-2 Support/Mult station
>>>>>
>>>> I think that the point is to define what station you have and you can
>>>> change it. For example I have run1 as nr1 in the radio column and run2 as
>>>> nr2. If I could define the rest of the stations to be either nr1 or nr2 and
>>>> not nr3, nr4, etc. plus to have the interlock works *only *with the same
>>>> number station, should be ok for M2.
>>>>
>>>> 73 Kostas SV1DPI
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