[CQ-Contest] 10 minutes rule for M/S category

[Rick Tavan]

Thanks for your considered response, Kelly, I guess you are in the camp 
that believes that whatever can be regulated, should be regulated. It's 
an honorable position, just one with which I disagree. We can't enforce 
power limits and spotting net prohibitions, but violations, which do 
occur, have not spoiled the contest for (most of) the rest of us.  I 
don't think there were any more octopi than superpower stations prior to 
the ten minute rule. Actually, I think there were fewer, we knew who 
they were and we could mentally discount or disregard their scores. 
That's the way I'd like to treat multi-single. I agree with you about 
eliminating the multiplier "station," that is, one capable of 
simultaneous operation by a different person. But telling two people 
they can't take turns operating an SO2R station, one person at a time, 
and call it Multi-Single is an example of the "law of unintended 
consequences." Silly, too.

73,

/Rick N6XI

Kelly Taylor VE4XT wrote:

>repealing the 10 minute rule ... makes octopi rules unenforceable, which
>brings the octopi back, which will entice some to run M/M but since they
>didn't transmit on two bands simultaneously claim M/S, which would put
>honest M/S stations at an even greater disadvantage, which would encourage
>more cheating, which would...
>
>Why not instead keep the 10 minute rule, repeal the multiplier station rule
>and make M/S truly M/S. If that means SO2R guys have an operational
>advantage, who cares? It's not like M/S and SO scores compete against each
>other, so there's no competitive advantage.
>
>Seems as though it's easier to keep an eye on everything by getting rid of
>the mult station than the 10 minute rule, which makes violations obvious in
>the log.
>