[CQ-Contest] Why the 10 min rule anyway?

[K1TTT]

> In my career in Amateur Radio, I was taught and have always heard that
> "rig"
> referred to a transmitter, not the receiver.
> 
> I believe the wording of the rules refers to "transmitters", not rigs, not
> receivers, not transceivers with dual receivers.
> 
> I believe the wording of the rules refers to "operators"; that is multiple
> opertors and does NOT stipulate that only one at a time can be operating.
> 
> I am playing the Devil's advocate here, but why would you limit technology
> and capability when the rules specifically state that "only one
> transmitter"?  Everyone knows this means TRANSMITTING.

Ah, but it is technically possible now to have a single box, with a single
rf output jack, transmitting multiple signals on one or even multiple bands.
Combine that with a receiver with the same capability in the same box and
what do you call it?  is that one 'transmitter', or one 'receiver', or a
'transceiver', or something else, a m/m in a box??? or do you count each
software/firmware signal processing chain as a transmitter or receiver?

David Robbins K1TTT
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