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

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MikeI don't think they were interlocked because they were operating from multiple different station locations with the same callsign on different bands. I think the WPX rule is that all the stations have to be in the same CQ zone. That's a pretty good area stretching from ME to FL. This is different from your typical multi-op remote, like NR6O, where the operators are operating remote to one station location( i.e N6RO) with multiple stations.In the case of WW1X I think most of their stations were in New England. One of their stations was here in Georgia at W8JI's station.  JeffSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net> Date: 3/29/21  10:48 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Michael Ritz <w7vo at comcast.net> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com Subject: 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>>> _______________________________________________>>> CQ-Contest mailing list>>> CQ-Contest at contesting.com>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest>>> >> >> _______________________________________________>> CQ-Contest mailing list>> CQ-Contest at contesting.com>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest> _______________________________________________> CQ-Contest mailing list> CQ-Contest at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest_______________________________________________CQ-Contest mailing listCQ-Contest at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest