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

Thu Apr 1 11:42:34 EDT 2021

It sure is creating a buzz. We’re doing club presentations throughout the USA on zoom wanting to know more about the WW1X M/M distributed operation and the new category created by WPX committee. In the past CQWW had a category called Extreme but it was introduced to early. It would be a big hit today! Just about the time we were going to compete in that contest it was eliminated. I sure hope CQWW adapts something fun like WPX did. I look at contesting different than most here - we’re about exposing contesting to young people and pushing the envelope with innovation remotely. It’s actually exciting to watch a young kid handle a pileup for the first time, when I mean watch they stream it on social media. Congratulations to Dave K1TTT who has opened up his station remote for young people to learn and it’s paying off in a big way! I’m sure Dave knows exactly what I mean. A group of youths will be doing a M/S in SP contest. This is exactly what we need in this hobby right now! 

The PS2T team is absolutely correct this is a new sensation. This sensation can only continue if other contest organizations adapt. I hope they do! 

Ray W2RE 

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> On Apr 1, 2021, at 10:14 AM, PY2NY <py2ny.vitor at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Great Report! MM Distributed is a new sensation
> around the world.
> 
> 73 DX
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> PY2NY / SP9NY / V26NY  - Vitor Luis Aidar dos Santos
> http://military-jeep-brasil.blogspot.com.br/
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> 
>> 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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