[CQ-Contest] Multi-Single

[George Fremin III]

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 03:22:07PM -0000, Albert Crespo wrote:

> Why have more limits? Who benefits from only allowing one signal at
> time from a multi-single? Is this going to produce more QSOs in the
> contest.? More importantly, why would anyone bother to enter this
> category when it becomes so limited. There is nothing more boring
> then being at a station as a mulit-single and being unable to
> operate. Becoming a mults-two is not really a solution.


I like this change. 

Here are my thoughts.

With the M/S rules proposed by the WPX contest you can now do this 
contest with one radio and two or more operators.  It is a true
single transmitter category and only really requires a station
that is capable of one tansmitted signal.  This is cool.

The WPX contest (until recent times) had pretty much these same 
rules for M/S - before there was a M/2 class - and it was great. 

Since the WPX is pretty much a rate contest - the fact that you cant
go chase all the mults around is just fine.  

The CQ WW DX contest M/S rule is more like a M/2 type operation. 
You really need to have a station that can have two signals on
the bands at the same time.  This takes much more hardware
and station design.  The CQ WW DX contests do not have a multi-single
category - they are all multi-transmitter categoreis for multi op.



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George Fremin III - K5TR
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