[CQ-Contest] WPX Single Op Rules

[Victor A]

Bud,


Thanks for the great changes in WPX rules by removing assisted and
non-assisted definitions for single Ops! Finally we've come to realize that
we live in 21st century and no need to hunt on mamonts anymore.))) I would
like the same to be done for CQ WW and to all the ARRL contests. One more
thing could be very useful to save our very old HAM Radio contesters
population - to limit single op operation hours to 36 hours in all the 48
hours events as that done for WPX. That should be a competition of skill
and not physical endurance.

73!

Victor
VA2WA


On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 at 13:30, Bud Trench <aa3b.bud at gmail.com> wrote:

> The revised WPX rules fully support single operators that do not want to
> utilize QSO alerting systems.  You can operate in the Single Operator
> Category as you have done historically, if you desire.  Single Operators
> are
> NOT required to use QSO alerting systems.  The only requirement regarding
> QSO alerting systems is that they are precluded in the Single Operator
> Classic Overlay category.
>
>
>
> The Classic Overlay Category was reduced from 36 hours to 24 hours, after
> the inaugural run in 2020, to make it consistent with the Classic Category
> duration in CQ WW.  I believe this is sound as many participants are
> physically unable or unwilling to operate for longer periods.  Operators
> using a single radio that want to operate without QSO alerting systems for
> more than 24 hours can do so; their entire period of operation is
> applicable
> to the scoring in the Single Operator category, and their first 24 hours of
> operation is valid for the Single Operator Classic Overlay.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Bud AA3B
>
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