[CQ-Contest] RES: CQ WPX M/M Distributed Category Update

[PY2NY]

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PY2NY / SP9NY / V26NY  - Vitor Luis Aidar dos Santos
http://military-jeep-brasil.blogspot.com.br/



Em qua., 31 de mar. de 2021 às 23:37, <py2led at fuertesind.com.br> escreveu:

> Hello ham friends, Good evening!
>
> I would like to share our experience on this MM Distributed last weekend
> from Brazil where we used PS2T special callsign.
>
> We organized our join on this category 2 weeks before the contest. From
> only 3 stations and 11 operators we covered from 10 to 80m.
>
> The spirit of competition, joining forces with your country friends
> carrying your country flag into the top scores was an amazing experience.
>
> We make a trial, without the available remote technology to cover all the
> Brazilian territory.  Each of the 3 stations running it´s normal radio´s
> (FTdx101D, FTdx5000, K3, FT1000MP, TS590S and TS590SG) with DXLog Free and
> Very nice software with VPN network hosted in one server was enough to
> control everything.  Internal chat´s was good to make our "interlock" when
> on same frequency. Sometimes I was listening stations on 10 meters and the
> other Distributed running station could not listen. So just send a message
> into GAB´s window to stop and let me work that station and/or multiplier.
> Of course is using Serial Interlock this is much faster and productive.
> Only a single idea about how funny and crazy this operation can be.
>
> Can you image the limits of this category?   For example in PYland, we can
> have 160m, 80m and 40m located in the extreme North at Amapa´s State
> (Border with Guyana and Suriname) to bring a lot of 6 points QSOs from EU
> and USA mixed with other station members at same bands and frequency in
> other areas.  Someone can´t listen but the other can and Bingo....one more
> qso in the log.   20m in the middle of country, 15m at Southest and 10m at
> extreme South in Rio Grande do Sul near Uruguai.
>
> With planning, very nice scores can be achieved. Each country members
> knows it´s potential. But to make this possible, some common things must
> connect the group as UNION, FRIENDSHIP, ORGANIZATION and other.
>
> I fully respect all individual opinions. That is no RIGHT or WRONG.  For
> me, this category is very modern and brings challenges. If you like, jump
> on it. If not, no problem, just make the qso.
>
> 73´s and see you on air.
>
> Fernando / PY2LED / PX2A
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+py2led=fuertesind.com.br at contesting.com>
> Em nome de Michael Walker
> Enviada em: segunda-feira, 29 de março de 2021 22:02
> Para: Michael Ritz <w7vo at comcast.net>
> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Assunto: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WPX M/M Distributed Category Update
>
> This idea is about technology.  Its impact to the number of stations to
> work is slightly above 0.    All these stations were interlocked as well.
> Not a trivial setup.
>
> It got more people on the air for the contest who may not have had a
> chance to get on the air at all.
>
> It is no different then 10 top contesters travelling somewhere to do a
> M/M.    The impact to the number of stations on the air is not even
> measurable.
>
> Mike va3mw
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 29, 2021, at 8:29 PM, Michael Ritz <w7vo at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > I agree with Joe for one simple reason: The reason guys are using
> remotes is because they don't have a station at home to operate from, at
> least one that is contest worthy! I know one of the guys that was part of
> the WW1X team lives in a high-rise apartment, with absolutely no chance to
> get on the air at all except with perhaps an indoor antenna, low power, and
> FT-8.
> >
> > The more people we can get active in contesting, the better we all will
> be. I'm sure not all of those 26 operators had 100 foot towers with stacks
> of yagis home to work with. They had that chance to be a big gun, and had
> fun. Isn't that what it's all about?
> >
> >
> > 73;
> > Mike
> > W7VO
> >
> >
> >> On 03/29/2021 2:07 PM Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> How does it do that? If they were all in one place doing a
> >> multi/multi isn't it all the same?
> >>
> >> Joe WB9SBD
> >>
> >>> On 3/29/2021 2:13 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> >>> On 3/29/2021 6:21 AM, Ray Higgins (W2RE) wrote:
> >>>> The WW1X team entered the M/M distributed category this weekend. We
> >>>> managed 23.5 million points in adverse conditions in this new
> >>>> category from USA zone #5 with 7 stations and 13 operating positions.
> >>>> Our team consisted of 26 operators from eight countries
> >>>
> >>> I think this category is a TERRIBLE idea, simply because it reduces
> >>> the number of stations to work, as well has their prefixes.
> >>>
> >>> 73, Jim K9YC
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