[CQ-Contest] ARRL Rule Change for Remote Ops - Always Multi-op?

[Barry]

Bart,

With your quoted definition, there have been a lot of miscategorized 
operations over the years.  I've even read in 3830 write-ups about 
station hosts swapping out amps, climbing the tower, etc. during the 
contest.

Barry W2UP

On 7/27/2017 07:53, Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ wrote:
> Hi Barry,
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> While each contest sponsor has their own rule definitions, ARRL has used this published definition for Single-Operator for nearly 20 years:
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> 	2.1.Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving, and logging functions as well as equipment and antenna adjustments.
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> In ARRL contests, if a station host or other helpful person makes any equipment or antenna adjustments, whether locally or remotely, they cause the operating category to become Multioperator.   Meals, refreshments, etc don't enter the ARRL's definition of assistance.  Assistance is when as the operator you are unable to perform equipment, rotor or antennas adjustments/maintenance and you must call upon someone else's help (that help if embraced changes your operating category to a Multiop profile in the ARRL contests).
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> Thanks for participating!
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> 73,
>
> Bart Jahnke, W9JJ
> Contest Branch Manager
> ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry [mailto:w2up at comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 9:37 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com; Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL Rule Change for Remote Ops - Always Multi-op?
>
> John makes a very good point.
>
> Every guest op has a host taking care of station issues, making meals, etc.  It makes no difference whether a guest op is on site with a 3 ft long connection to the radio, or has a key or mic connection via the internet.
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> This rule is a step in the wrong direction and should be reconsidered.
>
>    Barry W2UP
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> On 7/27/2017 04:15, jpescatore--- via CQ-Contest wrote:
>> Bart - the wording of the rule change for remote operations ("If another operator acts as the on-site control operator of the remote station you are using, the entry must be submitted in a multioperator category") implies that there is no such thing as a single-op remote entry.
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>> How does the control-op issue compare to a physical guest op, where the station owner is still physically present during the contest? Should such guest operations be considered multi-op as well? If the issue is that the local control op *might* be required to take some action, the same is true of the station owner with a physically present guest op.
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>> 73 John K3TN
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