[CQ-Contest] 10 minute rule explained

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

Why not?

The essence of the "10 minute rule" -- be it as little as 2 minutes or as
many as 30 -- is to ensure that an M/S or M/2 station actually be an M/S or
M/2.

Otherwise, a self-appointed would-be quasi-lawyer-type will insist that so
long as at any given moment, only 1 transmitter (transceiver) is actually
transmitting, a station using two different rigs on two different bands is
very technically a M/S--M/2 -- even though in reality it's a M/M.

And the rule was put in place because of that very abuse of the intent of
the M/S category.  Anyone else remember The Octopus and similar
transmit-lockout schemes?

A Boy & His Radio should remain A Boy & His Radio, even when A Boy has his
Friends over!  And A Boy & His Friends & Their Radios Together are NOT A Boy
& His Friends & A Radio!  (Sorry Hans for the turn of the phrase)

73

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Zack Widup
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:58 PM
To: CQ Contest
Subject: [CQ-Contest] 10 minute rule explained

Yes but why 10 minutes? Why not one or two minutes?

73, Zack W9SZ

  On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Tree <tree at kkn.net> wrote:

>
> > But, what is the idea behind the 10 min rule for M/S, anyway?  It's
>  still
> > a single transmitter, just multiple operators.  What makes this any
> > different than a S/O making band changes?
> >
> > Just wondering.  Seems to me like a really silly rule...that's why I
>  need
> > a decent explanation of why.
>
> Without the 10 minute rule - one can just use unlimited transmitters and
> operate like they were a full multi-multi.  The intent of the 10 minute
> rule (or a limited # of band changes/hour) is to "enforce" the intent of
> the category - which is that you have two stations setup.
>
>
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