[CQ-Contest] RES: M/2 Rule

[David Robbins]

But there is still a 10 minute band change rule for m/2.  this makes it
harder to use more transmitters.  Sure, we have done m/s and I think even a
m/2 here once with 6 transmitters, but since you can only make so many band
changes an hour it is not as useful to have more than 2 stations active at a
time.  the best use for more stations is for spotting and filling up a band
map so you can make the best use of a 10 minute qsy to another band.


David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of PY5EG
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 00:36
> To: k1ttt at k1ttt.net; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] RES: M/2 Rule
> 
> Hi David:
> I totally agree with you but this is not the interpretation of the
> majority
> of the committee.
> They say that you can use any number of transmitter (i.e MM station) the
> only limitation is to have at a given time only two signals even in
> different bands.
> My point is that, unless the MM setup uses a interlock mechanism to allow
> only two stations at the same time is impossible to be sure that for some
> period of times you can have more than two signals.
> As far as I know nobody announce the use of a interlock mechanism in some
> Multi setup stations.
> I think that the rules should clarify in the rules if a 3rd, 4th or 5th
> station is or not allowed.
> 73
> Oms
> 
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] Em nome de David Robbins
> Enviada em: quinta-feira, 15 de setembro de 2005 09:53
> Para: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Assunto: Re: [CQ-Contest] M/2 Rule
> 
> There is no 'exception' for m/2 as there is for m/1 about working mults so
> I
> would say no... going to another band and back to a run would be 2 band
> changes for one of the two transmitters.  Flexibility and accounting for
> band changes is important in that class as you can make just so many
> changes
> to other bands per hour with each transmitter, so if you are say running
> on
> 20m and 40m and there are mults on 80m you need you could work some on
> each
> of the transmitters if you antenna switching allows them both to use 80m
> (at
> different times of course)... of course once you go to a band you aren't
> limited to just working mults in m/2 since both transmitters can work
> anyone
> so it pays to work not only the mults but any other stations you can
> before
> switching to another band again.  This is actually a very nice class if
> you
> have enough antennas for 2 transmitters but not enough for 3 or more and
> have a couple ops who like to run a lot.
> 
> 
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger Huntley
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 03:14
> > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] M/2 Rule
> >
> > Under M/2 operation can you use a separate mult station (being
> > transmitter No. 3) if that mult station does not operate at the same
> > time as both of the two normal run stations?
> >
> > And if you can use the third station can that station log the mult
> > contact on their computer or does the run station that stopped running
> > need to switch to the mult station frequency and make the QSO in their
> log?
> >
> > Roger, W7VV
> >
> >
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