[CQ-Contest] about CQWW SSB 2000 Rules

[Michael Chen]

Hi, contesting group,
	Thanks again for answers of the previous question about using DX spot in contest. We are a group keen on DXing and Contesting. It's time for us to be conscient with contest.  These days, when we look through the rule, we find another question, Kenneth,BD4RR had sent it to question at cqww.com, but no response yet. So I put it here. I agree to Kenneth's first explaination, but when I try it in CT937, it marked the QSO made on other band within 10 minutes period with red. So can anyone give me an explaination for this rule?

Michael Chen,BD5RV
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Wanna goto BS7!!
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Member of Jiangsu DX Club
World Wide Young Contesters #57
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Jian Wang [mailto:bd4rr at cn99.com]
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 9:18 PM
To: questions at cqww.com
Cc: bd5rv at jsdxc.org
Subject: CQWW SSB 2000 Rules


Hi,

Jiangsu DX Club will be in the CQWW SSB 2000 contest as B4R in M/S category.
I read the CQWW SSB 2000 Rules carefully, and at SectionIII C 1,
it says:
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Exception: One-and only one-other band may be used during any 10-minute 
period if-and only if-the station worked is a new multiplier.
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Should I understand this sentence as: 

Suppose I am working on 15 meters, I have worked there for 5 minutes only.
I heard a station which is a new multiplier worked on 20 meters, so
I can break the 10-minute rule to work it on 20 meters, then I must come 
back to the 15 meters, the 10-minutes counter goes on. For the rest
of time to reach 10 minutes ( say 4 min.), I can and only can change
to 20 meters again if there's a new nultiplier on 20 meters. For any 
reason, I can NOT change to other band except 20 meters until the 
10-minutes counter reachs its end.

Or, should I understand it as:

Suppose I am working on 15 meters, I have worked just for 5 minutes.
I heard a station which is a new multiplier worked on 20 meters, so
I can break the 10-minutes to work it on 20 meters, then I must stay
at 20 meters, the 10-minutes counter reset itself and starts again
from zero. 

I think maybe the first situation is correct. Because at the second
situation, if I find a new multi on 10 meters after I change to 20 
meters and the counter does reach 10-minutes, I can't work the new
multi since if I work it, I break the rules at the beginning of 
this message.

Your answer will be appericated.

73,
Jian Wang, BD4RR (Ex:BG4RUC)
Member of Jiangsu DX Club, http://www.jsdxc.org
mailto:bd4rr at cn99.com


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