[CQ-Contest] Re : Log Analysis.

[hank.k8dd]

On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Neil Powell<neilpowell1 at eircom.net> wrote:
> i.e if you had 5 stations in the shack one on each band what's to stop you having an op on every band looking for mults and then deciding which op is going to get the "10 minute" slot to work the mults he's found.

Nothing - That sounds legal to me.  But you could do nearly the same
thing if you have the cluster or skimmer.  With your two stations
watch all the bands on the cluster that the running station is not on
and decide where to go for 10 minutes.

>
> I think there needs to be another category below M/S which is as you say One transceiver and nothing else, so that it becomes the operator judgment weather to run or dedicate time to Search and pounce for a few mults.

There is.  It's called ARRL DX contest.  It really doesn't say "one
transceiver and nothing else" but it is one transmitter on the air at
a time with a 10 minute rule.


> Do away with the 10 minute rule and replace it with a limited number of band changes say 6 so that if you change band work a station and come back to the band you were on that's 2 band changes, this would eliminate any use of additional radios on other bands. I think this would also encourage small clubs or groups to give it a go as less hardware is required and could be done with less personnel as well.

Now you're talking about making it fair.  Never happen.  And the
thread would beat to death longer than this one!

Maybe the CQ committee would consider:
M/S Limited - Maximum of two stations / transmitters, with one run,
one mult and a 10 minute rule.

MS Unlimited - As many stations / transmitters, but one run, one mult
on the air at a time and a 10 minute rule.

But that adds another class and more work for the log checkers /
committee.  Never happen.  Again, the thread would be beat to death
longer than this one.

73    Hank    K8DD