ARRL CAC input sought

[albraun at socketis.net]

rdidonna at tacarlson.com wrote:

>With respect to the ten minute rule, I think that it should be 
>disposed of in favor of the 6 QSY/hour idea.  I think that moving 
>a mult is a very vital and useful tool during contests.  The 10 
>minute rule allows for that to occur just once - with the penalty 
>that the frequency on which the mult was originally worked is ceded.  

I agree with this completely.  The 10-minute rule is a real hindrance to
a m-s moving to 10 or 160 since you frequently can't count on enough
activity (other than the mult you want to move or the one station you
hear calling cq) to make it worth spending 10 minutes there.  This was a
real pain for me in the ARRL DX contest from V3 last spring.

>Additionally, can't rubber clocking simply be judged by comparing 
>submitted logs of other stations?  I'm sure that if a multi-single 
>was doing such a thing, there would be at least one station worked 
>duing the "rubber period" who would turn their log into the sponsor
>...How 'bout stiffer penalties for rubberized times - say 5 qso's 
>for every rubberized one.

This is based on the obviously faulty assumption that everyone resets
their pc (or desk) clock to WWV just before starting a contest, and 
that everyone's pc clock runs exactly on time.  It would hardly be fair
to hit someone this hard simply because the person he worked hadn't
set their clock right and it was 3-5 minutes off from the other guy's!

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>From km9p at contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P)  Fri Aug  2 02:48:31 1996
From: km9p at contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P) (Bill Fisher, KM9P)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 21:48:31 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ARRL 160 - Put down west coast!
Message-ID: <199608020148.VAA24798 at paris.akorn.net>

>>From the west coast where we consistently have to work R3 S(minus)-3
>stations for mults it creates an EVEN MORE UNeven playing field. When we
>work eu/carib it's amazing just to get the call sign exchange. The new rule
>would make it more difficult for multipliers (One JA/VK/ZL do not equal
>eu/carib mults) from the west coast. And if it's purpose is to cut down the
>number of entrants, I think it would succeed. I personally would work the
>dx, log it with or without the exchange and not bother to submit a log.


First of all, I believe that the ARRL has stated that the ARRL 160 contest
is not intended to be a DX type of contest.  I believe it has been stated
that it is supposed to be a 160 SS of sorts.  I'm not speaking for the ARRL,
just from memory.

Secondly, I'm probably the first one to support west vs east in the contest
arena.  In my estimation if you can't copy a number in an exchange, you
probably dont deserve to work the guy any way.  In this age of
SUPER-CHECK-PARTIAL and ALT-F3 (GRAB A SPOT), this rule sure seems to be
something that makes sense.  This rule should be viewed as a way to improve
the integrity of the entrants.  Not a "Lets put the west coast in it's place".  

73

Bill, KM9P


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>From radio at UDel.Edu (Robert Penneys)  Fri Aug  2 04:01:29 1996
From: radio at UDel.Edu (Robert Penneys) (Robert Penneys)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 23:01:29 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: N.E.R.D.S. team lineup/NAQP CW
Message-ID: <199608020301.XAA11581 at copland.udel.edu>



Here is the N.E.R.D.S. team for NAQP CW....

W1WEF
N8AAT
AA1AK
VC4VV (VE4VV, op)
WN3K (at K3WW)

Work us N.E.R.D.S. on all them bands this Saturday.

Tnx, Bob

GO N.E.R.D.S!!!