[CQ-Contest] "Transmitter" use rule

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

How about Multi single  one radio/transmitter/xcvr and many people.  One 
signal per band period.

Multi 2  two radios and many people.  One signal per band per radio.  
Both radios are not allowed to be on the same band making contacts.

Multi-Multi-lots of radios and people.  No interleaving contacts/CQ's on 
the same band.    5 radios on 10m working mults fine and one run station 
is fine.

Technology is great for the .0005 percenters.

The transmitter rule was put in to stop people from pushing the rules.  
In a contest people would operate for X hours at their station and them 
move to their friends who would then operate their station with a new 
call or to stop people from changing callsigns every x hours and only 
work their club buddies.  I am pretty sure this was a sweepstakes 
directed rule.  I might have some of the details wrong but I am sure 
someone will correct me if so.

The majority of us get penalized for the acts of a few.

If you are not a "competitor"  who cares.  Don't submit a log. Why 
should I have to change out a transmitter if my son who lives with me 
wants to operate in the contest too with his call?

W0MU




On 3/22/2017 7:39 PM, Art Boyars wrote:
> "I'd like to see this rule modified to be more amenable to bringing new
> ops into the fray."
>
> I have a few times invited youngsters over to see contesting.  For Field
> Day I submitted as "group" entry, listing the names of the kids who made a
> QSO or two under my control.
>
> While such recruiting is a fine thing to do, I don't think having to change
> to a Multi-op category would really matter.  If you are taking time to
> teach, you are not going to do so well in the Contest anyhow.  Be a
> Multi-op entry, feel like you've done something to help the sport.
>
> 73, Art K3KU
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