[CQ-Contest] Multi-Op in NAQP

[Bill Coleman AA4LR]

On 12/17/98 16:04, John Unger at w4au at contesting.com wrote:

>1. Pretty basic first question, what's the strategy for operating with two
>stations? Running and picking up mults, or just trying to run on two
>different bands?

Well, that's a good question. Perhaps those that have the winning 
strategy won't bother to comment since that would increase the 
competition. <grin>

Many of the multipliers for a given band will come find you if you run, 
so running both stations is a good way to maximize Qs.

Sometimes things get slow on the second band. That's usually time go to S 
& P for a few Qs.

>2. If you keep a separate log for each station (xcvr) as required by the
>rules, how do you dupe check if station 1 later operates on a band that
>station 2 was on earlier? Or is each xcvr confined to a specific band(s)?

This is what God made computers for.... Several contest logging programs 
can do this if you have a computer for each station and network them. 

>3. Do people use more than two xcvrs, but then only transmit from two at
>any given time?

Well, the rules restrict you to a 10 minute wait between band changes, so 
having more transceivers is of limited use, since you can't (like a 
single op) change bands on a whim. Sometimes a third receiver is useful 
if you're trying to decide when to change bands. 

One disadvantage to the NAQP M/2 rules is that you can't move multipliers 
through several bands. The best you can do is pass a multiplier to the 
second station. Sometimes you may want to pass Qs as well. 

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at radio.org
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            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901


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