N0HI said:
[snip]
It is also a wonderful category for people who cannot afford or do not
have the space for a second transmitter, filters, antennas, and other
associated hardware. It is also a wonderful category for people who want
to host a few local operators and "set the contesting hook." It is also a
wonderful category for anyone sick of entering m/s and getting knocked out
by guys running stepped down m/2 or m/m stations with [at least] one
fully-functioning second position.
[end snip]
Mike,
In your comments (above), you are talking about two completely different
activities
here: (a) casual guys and (b) serious guys.
For the former (what I'll call "casual") these guys could have always done
this...even under
the still current WPX M/S rules. Nothing will change. You can "set the hook"
in any
(multi) category.
For the latter (what I call "serious"), now you are "gripping" about not be
able to compete;
that is an entirely different story. Not having the wherewithall to launch a
competitive
station should (IMHO) have nothing to do with a category definition.
If you think that forcing a M/S to have only one signal on the air at any given
time is going
to somehow prevent a current "high end" M/S from simply interlocking their
(multiple) radios
so there really is only one signal on the air at a time, well, all I can say is
that I do not
think that view represents reality. Battling the interlock (octopus) is
actually a lot of fun,
even though it can also cause of a lot of internal strife at the station. :-)
Under the proposed WPX M/S rule, I still see no legal barrier to setting up (as
some say) a
full M/M and simply interlocking all of the rigs so that there is just "one
signal at a time."
Doing the same for a current M/2 station to now be M/S capable is even easier.
Working with a partner or two and getting the "rhythm" down can be a thing of
beauty and
a great source of pride. It sure builds camaraderie.
If the WPX rule doesn't change, nobody is going to drop out. If the WPX M/S
rule does
change, there may be some (minor?) category migration. In the end, I predict
that none
of this will matter in terms of participation.
de Doug KR2Q
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