[CQ-Contest] Re: M/S CQing in CQWW

[TOMK5RC at aol.com]

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I find the practice of a multiplier station CQ'ing in the M/S category 
repugnant. My station (K5RC/K5GA) held the M/S records in CQ WW for a number 
of years and there was never even a suggestion of CQ'ing on the second radio. 
We used every trick we could muster from operators speaking Spanish and 
Portuguese to coaxing an operator at a military club station to dismantle a 
code practice oscillator to hook up a key to his radio for a contest mult. I 
consider those inventive tricks part of "pushing the envelope. "CQ," on the 
other hand is a general call. I can't even imagine the logistics of CQ'ing 
for new mults. Sorry, gang, that dog don't hunt. Let's push for a multi-two 
category in CQ to fill the need for "limited multi-multi."  In my opinion, 
M/S should be encouraged as an enhanced single-op, a way to train new ops and 
an opportunity for fellowship and inventive strategy.

Tom Taormina, K5RC    
aka K7GJ, K7ISO "Communication is the
Virginia City  NV   problem to the answer" - 10cc





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