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

[Milt, N5IA]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Coslo" <mjc5 at psu.edu>
To: "CQ-Contest com" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Why the 10 min rule anyway?


>
> On Aug 11, 2009, at 11:43 PM, Gerald Boutin wrote:
>
>> Rather than contemplating further restricting the Multi-One
>> category, is
>> there actually a consensus that something is wrong with the present-
>> day
>> implementations of M/S by the top stations?

> On Aug 14, 2009, at 1213 UTC, Mike, N3LI wrote:
> When there is no functional difference between a M/M station and a M/S
> station, the distinction is obviously artificial.
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Mike,

I really don't comprehend how you can even come close to making a M/S play 
"obviously artificial" compared to a M/M.

How can a single transmitter on one band (even in those contests which allow 
a mult transmitter on another band, and then only one of them transmitting 
at any given second of time) be compared with six transmitters on six bands, 
full bore run plus hunting positions????????????????

To me there is 5.5 times difference between the two, PLUS the 10 minute rule 
affecting and further limiting the M/S.  And the M/S can't run on the mult 
transmitter either.  In the end there is about 5.8 times difference between 
the two, no matter how you slice it.

Please enlighten me and the reflector.

Milt, N5IA