Interesting perspective Jim.
For multi-single, I think it should be doubled to 12. The reason I
say this is that in most cases, a multi-single station will run on one
band and change bands to work a multiplier and go back to running on
the first station. Every time they do this, they use up two band
changes to work one QSO. So, you do this 3 times, and the guys not
running can watch TV.
For Multi-2, leave it as-is with each one allowed to make 6 changes
per hour.
Robert E. Naumann
N5NJ / V26O
N5NJ@arrl.net
www.qsl.net/n5nj
Plano, TX USA
ex KR2J, V26RN, W6V, WA2OVE
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jimk8mr@aol.com>
To: <JBaumgarte@aol.com>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 16:55
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] multi band change rule
>
> In a message dated 2/6/01 11:23:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> JBaumgarte@aol.com writes:
>
> > As a CAC member, I believe that this is an item that slipped
through the
> > cracks. I don't recall any discussion about the application to
M/2--just
> > M/S. It might be something we should look at.
> >
>
> As the inventor (I think) of the X band changes per hour concept (as
a
> replacement for the 10-minute rule) I think you are correct that it
was never
> specifically discussed for M/2, although I consider it a logical
decision to
> have extended it to M/2.
>
> My original suggestion was for a number of band changes greater than
six:
> something along the lines of what a moderately active single radio
packet
> assisted guy might do. I suspect that number is more like 20, but
upon
> studying of some such logs I think empirical evidence for a suitable
number
> could be found. But the political decision was made to make the
number six,
> which in effect made it a ten-minute rule with a rubber clock.
>
> What should be revisited, now that there have been several years of
> experience, is whether that number six should be revised upward.
>
>
> 73 - Jim K8MR
>
>
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