[SECC] GQP rules

[John Laney]

At this time, our awards recognize only by power, not by mode.  If we 
change to CW, SSB, and Mixed, I would think that a single mode op would 
never win a Mixed award.  If no one entered Mixed, the award for Mixed 
would not be given.  Now, the award goes to the one who has the highest 
score in that power class regardless of mode.  It is harder to win 
single mode because twice as many mults are possible when one operates 
mixed mode.

I do not oppose single mode and mixed awards.  This just means a slight 
complication to the logchecking and reporting procedure and more awards. 
  Witness the comments from W4BQF and others, it may well mean more 
participation by those who cannot or do not want to use both modes.  It 
will probably mean that the mobiles will more often be CW only than they 
have in the past.  The mults/per mode have caused me and others to work 
phone when we might not have done so otherwise.

73,


John, K4BAI.