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

[Richard F DiDonna NN3W]

Im not seeing what the concern is with respect to a multi-multi.  Lets be
honest, many of the new kids who we've managed to get into the hobby are
not putting up huge towers at their home QTHs and they're not independently
making thousands of QSOs from home.  Many of them are 1) teens who have to
get approval from the parents for a station (which requires money), and 2)
located in suburbs where HOAs rule the day and many of them CANNOT
effectively get on the air even if they wanted to from their homes in the
traditional sense of getting on the air.

When I was growing up in the 1980s, I had supportive parents but lived an
area where ham radio was granted with only indifference.  I had a TA33-Jr
mounted on a roof tower which was - at best - 25 feet in the air.  If you
wanted to make a "splash", more often than not you had to go to a host QTH
where an established ham had a couple of towers and some read hardware.
K6XT was the guy who really guided me along and I've been grateful to Art
ever since.  Beyond Art there was Rick Craig's QTH (N6ND).

That a station owner is willing to open his station(s) up to new contesters
should be commended - not chastised.

73 Rich NN3W

On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 1:15 PM Martin, LU5DX <lu5dx at lucg.com.ar> wrote:

> Hi Ray,
>
> I think you and the rest of the teams that entered the Multi-Operator
> Distributed category did a really amazing thing inviting young people.
> Facilitating that, is above and beyond anything we usually do as
> contesters.
> What you guys did serves a higher purpose.
> Hopefully others will follow, on-site and remote.
> Congratulations.
>
> Vy 73,
>
> Martín, LU5DX
>
> El vie., 2 abr. 2021 9:19 a. m., Ray Higgins <ray.w2re at gmail.com>
> escribió:
>
> > 5/17 M/M that posted on 3830 operated distributed. So basically 30% of
> all
> > M/M experimented in this category. I’m already in contact - they reached
> > out to us from M/M stations in Europe on how to do.
> >
> > My post is about the excitement it has generated with young people and
> > some of us OM. We have a youth program that is growing just not here in
> the
> > USA but worldwide. The very first dedicated youth station is on the air
> > from Europe (Croatia) for young hams under the age of 26. We are doing
> the
> > same with generous hams or organizations in England, Norway, Puerto Rico
> > and USA right now, these locations will come online soon. It gets even
> > better, youths are giving back to youths. We have a few youths on the
> > program that have opened up their own personal station(s) for other
> youths
> > to enjoy. Anyone that follows me on social media knows about all of this.
> >
> > We’re not doing this alone, we have generous station owners,
> organizations
> > and Flex Radio all joining forces to make this happen. We have an
> > announcement forthcoming on the organizations that have joined forces.
> >
> > Young people are attracted to contesting - it’s like gaming to them. Just
> > look at CWT results - you have some playing with the best in the world.
> Two
> > of the youths actually experimented in a M/2 distributed in CWT at the
> 0300
> > session this Weds and made 300 Q’s and 70,000+ points but didn’t submit a
> > score because the category doesn’t exist, they did it to have fun. These
> > are just some of the cool things you may not be hearing or seeing but
> it’s
> > actually happening.
> >
> > This is my last post on this subject here. You can follow us on FB or
> > Twitter to get the latest updates on what’s happening.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Ray W2RE
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Apr 2, 2021, at 1:51 AM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > On 4/1/2021 5:55 PM, Michael Walker wrote:
> > >> How is a DM any different than a Multi-Multi
> > >
> > > Operator mentoring/learning and camaraderie are present at a physical
> > multi. Far less so
> > > A physical multi is usually a superior station, so builds operator
> skill
> > by providing higher rate.
> > >
> > > My objections have nothing to do with technology, it's about more calls
> > to work. A DM provides one call to work. Those same stations signing
> their
> > own calls increase the number of active stations, making the contest more
> > fun for the rest of us.
> > >
> > > 73, Jim K9YC
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