[CQ-Contest] WW Committee feared that some of the non-assisted hotshots would take the opportunity to drop down to the 24-hour category for the sake of an easy

John Geiger af5cc at fidmail.com
Wed Oct 23 13:12:12 EDT 2013


In terms of the "one radio" rule, what if someone in the classic overlay is
using the Yaesu FTDX9000D or MP models? That is one radio, but from what I
understand, you can do what is essentially SO2R with it.

John AF5CC



On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:

> My understanding is that the "Classic" overlay was intended as "a Boy and
> his Radio" class.  Why would you want to screw with that?
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Pete Smith N4ZR
>
> I would just add one point.  I've been told that the 1 radio no spotting
> caveats were added because some folks on the CQ Committee were concerned
> that non-assisted hot-shots would drop down to the 24-hour overlay
> unless these things were outlawed.  I frankly doubt this, particularly
> with respect to the assisted/non-assisted angle.  However, instead of
> sitting on the sidelines, it is important that supporters of the 24-hour
> category enter it this year, so that we can credibly make the argument
> for loosening that restriction next time.
>
>
> ______________________________**_________________
> CQ-Contest mailing list
> CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/**mailman/listinfo/cq-contest<http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest>
> ______________________________**_________________
> CQ-Contest mailing list
> CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/**mailman/listinfo/cq-contest<http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest>
>


More information about the CQ-Contest mailing list