[UK-CONTEST] Consultation - NFD

[G3SJJ]

The point I was making Stewart is that Cluster is already part and 
parcel of any of the Field Day rules and has been for a long time. Like 
Dave BUO said, it isn't really of great advantage in NFD, although could 
be used to keep an eye on activity, say for instance 10m. In reality I 
don't think many, if any groups use it, although I have done so in SSB 
FD a few times in the last 10 years.

Likewise you can have access to Cluster in Club Calls Contest, 21/28, 
Low Power Field Day, Commonwealth and IOTA, and any contest which has an 
MO section.  As, of course, you can have networked computers for all of 
these. It just seems a complex and backward step if you start to 
re-define what constitutes a multi operator section.

The point then NFD is whether to go for multipliers, where Cluster would 
help or stay with the same scoring as now, but not to re-define general 
multi-op rules.

Chris G3SJJ



Cooper, Stewart wrote:
> The use of cluster in a contest primarily intended for portable stations seems cock-eyed. Some multi-op fixed stations have a problem getting cluster access. The link between the use of cluster and the multi-op requirement doesn't work for me. I also have a problem with fixed stations in NFD, but as they increase the overall number of active workable stations then fine, but fixed stations working fixed stations seems to really get away from what an NFD is all about.
> I would like minimal sections (3 max), no cluster, well spread multipliers which don't skew the rarity of come stations. And yes to more Eu involvement.
> 73
> Stewart
> GM4AFF
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> Dave YMC and others, I am a bit puzzled at the suggestion of no DX
> Cluster in a multi-operator contest.
>
> Single op, yes, because that means no other assistance. MO allows other
> assistance whether it is other operators or DX Cluster, which is one of
> the reasons that Commonwealth Contest, 21/28 etc has multi-op sections,
> to allow single ops to have access to the Cluster.
>
> I cannot see how suddenly you can start to pick and choose which multi
> operator contest can or cannot use DX Cluster. This would then lead to
> the question of networking and how many computers should be allowed.
>
> Any MO section automatically allows the group to use DX Cluster,
> networking, SR2O etc. This has been so in SSB and CW Field Days for many
> years.
>
> Chris G3SJJ
>
>
>
>
> Dave Sergeant wrote:
>   
>> Just a short comment from me.
>>
>> Although I welcome moves to get a Europe wide NFD I am unhappy with
>> what is proposed along the lines of other replies.
>>
>> I do not want to see it with a whole multitude of sections, which
>> just leads to confusion and it spreads out competing teams too much.
>> Like IOTA it will lead to the adjudicators having problems deciding
>> which section some entrants really are entering. Keep it simple, two
>> or at most three sections (Open, restricted, QRP) is perfectly
>> adequate.
>>
>> No fixed station entrants.
>>
>> No multipliers.
>>
>> Certainly no packet.
>>
>> Here in Bracknell we have a very small team (and aging), probably
>> getting smaller, and have great difficulty inspiring any interest
>> whatsoever from our members. Anything which involves more than
>> putting up a bit of wire and a tent is probably more than we could
>> handle.
>>
>> 73 Dave G3YMC
>>
>>
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