[RTTY] Question about new rules in CQ/RJ-WW-RTTY

[Don Hill AA5AU]

Wil,

It is confusing.  I don't know what it means either, the Exception.  But here is
my direct interpretation reading word for word:

1 - From what I read, you may have a multiplier station, and during that "time
period" which I am reading as 0 through 59 minutes, that multiplier station can
work a station (one, and only one - it does that say stations, just station, as one)
that is a multiplier.

Now here is what I think it's suppose to mean:

2 - You may have a multiplier station(s) and you may work multipliers ONLY on that 
station(s), but that multiplier station can only have 6 band changes per hour (0-59)
and does not reflect the 6 band change limit for the "run" station.  Both the "run"
station and the "multiplier" station have the 6 band change limit.

What you show below is OK from what I "think" the rule means.  What you show
is that both your run and multiplier station changed bands 5 times during the 0-59
minutes.

Perhaps Glenn or Eddie can clear this up.

73, Don AA5AU






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dj7aa-wil" <dj7aa-wil@t-online.de>
To: <rtty@contesting.com>
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Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 11:50 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Question about new rules in CQ/RJ-WW-RTTY


Hi all,

there are new rules in the 2001 CQ/RJ-WWDX RTTY Contest for Multi Single.

2. Multi-Operator (All band operation only)

(a) Single-Transmitter: Only one transmitted signal at any time. Limited to 6 band changes 
in any clock hour (0 through 59 minutes.) For example, a change from 20 meters to 40 meters
and then back to 20 meters constitutes two band changes.
Two power categories: Low Power (150W or less), and High Power (greater than 150W.)

Exception: One and only one other band may be used during the same time period
if and only if the station worked is a new multiplier. Violation of the 6 band-change rule
by either transmitter may result in reclassification to the Multi-Multi category. 

can someone explain the Exception. what exact does it mean??


What happen, the running station can change 6 bands per hour, can the multi-
plier station either?? so example:

running:                    multi
00.00--00.10   10m    00.00--00.10 20m
00.11--00.20   15m    00.11--00.20 10m
00.21--00.30   20m    00.21--00.30 15m 
00.31--00.40   15m    00.31--00.40 40m
00.41--00.50   40m    00.41--00.50 20m
00.51--01.00   20m    00.51--01.00 80m
etc

This is, what I read from the rules, is this OK..?? ore may be someone can explain
the rules a bit clearly.


73 Wil DJ7AA