[CQ-Contest] Is it a time to change rules for HQ stnsin IARUcontest ?

[Zoli Pitman HA1AG]

hello, 

IMO, Yuri is essentially right. HQ's are a wasting too much  of spectrum and indeed HQ class is a flag-waving competition. I think the whole problem could be solved by reducing them to M/2. 

If the HQ's are limited in operating time to 48h they simply won't have the time to work hundreds of their cheerleaders. (10k DLs with a rate of 200/h is 50h operating time!)

Although it is nice to finally see some EU handicap in any contest (IARU and IOTA so far) the playing field of DX's could be leveled by counting them as mult only once or once per mode.

73, zoli ha1ag

K3BU wrote:

> IMHO the whole idea of HQ stations is kind of lopsided.
> 
> First, the problems mentioned before, "patriots" working only their 
> alma HQ.

> had no chance to even find spot for few CQs, they were clobbered 
> by HQ behemoths who dominated band wall to wall. 



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