Hi John..the problem was nobody has any incentive to qsy...just for a few points they will qsy?? Not going to happen...we had the cw stations and ssb stations try to pass qso during last years test and the ratio to cw to ssb was unbelievable...once they had worked us on one band on cw that was it....very few worked us again...it would sure liven things ups some by having the ability to move them or work them on another mode and band...just my
0.02 cents worth...de Rick
On 12/7/07, John Laney <k4bai@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
With regard to Rick's comments, making additional mutlipliers does not
add the ability to move a station from CW to SSB or from one band to
another. You already have that. They count for QSO points and for
mults per mode. Also, every mobile station is a separate station in
each county. So, the home stations get to work them in every county
just as they work every other different station once on each band and
mode for QSO points. I don't know why the ops at NQ4I don't move
stations to other modes and other bands, but allowing for more mults
wouldn't change that. It would increase the scores of each station as a
result of the QSYs.
It is my experience with my station that allows instant QSY to other
modes and bands (other than 6 or 160) that I will immediately QSY to
another band or mode upon request in any contest that I am entering
multi band or both modes. That is if I am the S&P caller and am not
running and giving up a run frequency. I do this whether or not I get
additional multiplier credit as long as I get QSO points.
I know we are missing home station participation that many other states
have. I don't know what it takes to generate that interest (which we
had many years ago, maybe as a result of my promotion by hamfest flyers,
personal letters, and announcements on area nets), but I don't think it
should be necessary to inflate multipliers to a level recognized by no
other state or area QSO party.
73,
John, K4BAI.
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