[CQ-Contest] ARRL DX Contest Multioperator Station Guidelines

[ktfrog007 at aol.com]

This reminds me of the CQ-WW Unlimited category (not sure if that was the name) which was in effect for a few years.  It allowed pretty much anything within the applicable contest rules and national regulations.  I think it was terminated too early, before it had a chance to produce something really interesting.  

73,
Ken, AB1J
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Thompson <k5zd at outlook.com>
To: David Siddall <hhamwv at gmail.com>
Cc: cq-contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, Oct 23, 2020 2:43 am
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX Contest Multioperator Station Guidelines

April fools day came early?

Would love to hear some of the reasoning behind this rather radical new (?) category. 

Randy K5ZD

> On Oct 22, 2020, at 9:15 PM, David Siddall <hhamwv at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Guidelines Issued for ARRL DX Contest Multioperator Stations
> 10/22/2020
> 
> ARRL has issued guidelines for multioperator stations competing in the ARRL
> DX Contest (CW and phone). With the global pandemic continuing to impose
> restrictions on social gatherings, multioperator contest stations may not
> be able to operate normally while still adhering to local social distancing
> guidelines. ARRL has taken the decision to make temporary accommodations
> for a multioperator station to participate as a team in these popular ARRL
> contests, under the following guidelines:
> 
> 
>  - Team members may operate from their home stations in conjunction with
>  the multi-op station.
> 
>  - Their home station must be located within a radius of 100 kilometers
>  (62 miles) of the multiop contest station.
> 
>  - Their home station must be located within the same DXCC entity as the
>  multiop contest station.
> 
>  - All team member stations must use the same call sign as the multi-op
>  contest station for the duration of the contest.
> 
>  - Logging software must be networked, so that all team member stations
>  are using a common log.
> 
>  - Individual operators may not work the multi-op contest station or
>  other team member stations using a personal call sign or other call sign.
> 
>  - All multioperator rules, such as band changes and number of signals on
>  a band, still apply. See the full *contest rules*
>  <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx> for details.
> 
>  - The team must determine and control band assignments, ensuring that no
>  more than one team station is transmitting on any given band at a time.
> 
> 
> The multiop contest station may be staffed at less than full capacity while
> maintaining safe practices, so operating with a combination of team members
> at home stations and team members at the contest station is permissible.
> 
> The CW contest takes place on the third full weekend in February (February
> 20 – 21, 2021). The phone contest takes place on the first full weekend in
> March (March 6 – 7, 2021).
> 
> For questions, *contact* <contests at arrl.org> the ARRL Contest Branch.
> 
> 73, Dave K3ZJ
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