[CQ-Contest] Field Day

[Steve London]

> Well, somehow over the years, this rule was removed so today the Octopus is
> once again legit!

Read Section 4 of the 2016 FD rules more carefully:

The use of switching systems that allow for lock-
outs in order to use multiple transmitters (i.e., an “octopus”) in an 
attempt to enter a lower-number-of-transmitters
class are prohibited (i.e. using 2 transmitters that can transmit 
simultaneously, with two operators, and a lock-out
system and entering class 1A). The use of simulcasting devices which 
allow a single operator to key and transmit on
more than one transmitter at a time, is prohibited.

73,
Steve, N2IC


On 05/20/2016 04:32 PM, Peter Chamalian wrote:
> Whoa you say Field Day isn't a contest.  Or is it.
>
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> For many groups, FD represents many things - an opportunity for some fun, a
> chance to do a bit of camping, a great opportunity to show the public what
> ham radio is about, help new hams see what it's all about.  But for some
> it's a contest!
>
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>
> To that end I want to raise an issue that I've just become aware of.  Back
> in the day (I'm talking way back in the 1960's) serious groups could put
> multiple radios on the air but with a time sharing device lovingly known as
> the Octopus, you could put three radios on 3 bands but have them only count
> as one!  Yeah, if you transmitted on radio a, radio b and c were locked out.
> Putting 4 on such a loop was rather impractical.  So you could have three
> setups of 3 radios all going like mad and only be in the 3 transmitter class
> because you were only transmitting no more than 3 at any given instant.
>
>
>
> Well the Contest Advisory Committee came up with a modification to the rule
> that killed the Octopus!  It was something that Gene, W3ZZ, and I were
> pretty focused on and it was Gene's brilliant idea to simply say that once
> you made a contact on any band/mode you could not make another contact on a
> different band/mode for 10 minutes.  So now you could have three radios
> going but you couldn't get number 4 in the mix.
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>
> Well, somehow over the years, this rule was removed so today the Octopus is
> once again legit!  But is it fair?  (yeah, I know all's fair in love, war
> and contesting).
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>
> I would love some help in convincing the CAC and ARRL to reinstitute the
> rule to kill the 'pus or any other time sharing device.  SO2R is not on
> either (as our UK mates would say).
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> Pete, W1RM
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