Thanks for your considered response, Kelly, I guess you are in the camp
that believes that whatever can be regulated, should be regulated. It's
an honorable position, just one with which I disagree. We can't enforce
power limits and spotting net prohibitions, but violations, which do
occur, have not spoiled the contest for (most of) the rest of us. I
don't think there were any more octopi than superpower stations prior to
the ten minute rule. Actually, I think there were fewer, we knew who
they were and we could mentally discount or disregard their scores.
That's the way I'd like to treat multi-single. I agree with you about
eliminating the multiplier "station," that is, one capable of
simultaneous operation by a different person. But telling two people
they can't take turns operating an SO2R station, one person at a time,
and call it Multi-Single is an example of the "law of unintended
consequences." Silly, too.
73,
/Rick N6XI
Kelly Taylor VE4XT wrote:
>repealing the 10 minute rule ... makes octopi rules unenforceable, which
>brings the octopi back, which will entice some to run M/M but since they
>didn't transmit on two bands simultaneously claim M/S, which would put
>honest M/S stations at an even greater disadvantage, which would encourage
>more cheating, which would...
>
>Why not instead keep the 10 minute rule, repeal the multiplier station rule
>and make M/S truly M/S. If that means SO2R guys have an operational
>advantage, who cares? It's not like M/S and SO scores compete against each
>other, so there's no competitive advantage.
>
>Seems as though it's easier to keep an eye on everything by getting rid of
>the mult station than the 10 minute rule, which makes violations obvious in
>the log.
>
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