[UK-CONTEST] IOTA Contest Scoring

[cris at gm4fam.plus.com]

100% agree with MJS, YYD, NAI and others.  Why penalise the majority of
bona fide ops because of the actions of a few?

73 Cris
GM4FAM

> Agreed. I understand the wish to outlaw M/M under this rule but it has
> adverse side-effects. My position  has always been this - if there are
> groups who want to support the IOTA contest and put on a M/M station,
> create a section for them and encourage  them. Don't send them away and
> cripple things for others in the process.
>
> Peter G4MJS
> On Mar 29, 2012 8:53 PM, "David" <g3yyd at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> Totally agree with Jim. If we must have M2 crippled then must have an MM
>> unlimited category David G3YYD
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Fisher
>> Sent: 29 March 2012 16:38
>> To: 'UK Contest'
>> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA Contest Scoring
>>
>> Don,
>> I have to agree with both mails from Chris GM3WOJ and Chris G3SJJ.
>> There are 10 band mode slots to be filled for each mult and in my
>> opinion
>> it
>> would be a backward step to introduce the QSY rule that stops you moving
>> a
>> mult around band and modes.
>> The 10 slots make the mults key in IOTA and the skill / enjoyment of
>> moving
>> a mult around is a priority.
>> You mention the CQ 10 minute rule but they have a Multi Multi class to
>> allow
>> the moving of mults at free will / operator skill / station capability /
>> Enjoyment.
>>
>> "ZL7/VO1AU thanks for the new mult on the run station and QSY to our
>> mult
>> station! Sorry we can't work you on any other band mode at the moment
>> because we are out of QSYs :-( "
>>
>> That would just be nonsense.
>>
>> 73
>> Jim
>> GM0NAI / GM7R
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Field
>> Sent: 29 March 2012 13:03
>> To: UK Contest; CQ-Contest MailList
>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA Contest Scoring
>>
>> Further to my recent email, we have had a quick rethink on scoring for
>> contacts with non-island (world) stations, as it quickly became apparent
>> from feedback that we had missed a trick here, for which I must offer my
>> apologies.
>>
>> The rules ( http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/riota.shtml ) now
>> reflect
>> the new scoring.
>>
>> To summarise, in years gone by all contacts with non-island stations
>> were
>> worth 5 points (later 3 points) but as we have progressively reduced the
>> scoring for non-island to non-island contacts, it is clear that, in the
>> process, we have disincentivised island to non-island contacts, which is
>> obviously not what was intended. So these will now count 5 points, while
>> non-island to non-island contacts are, as previously announced, 2
>> points.
>>
>> There has also been some reaction to the QSY rule. This is now clarified
>> in
>> the wording. It is a matter of some regret that we have had to introduce
>> this, but some multi-op entrants were clearly running several "mult"
>> stations, which is not in the spirit of what was intended. Good strategy
>> and
>> listening for mults ahead of any QSY should still enable high multiplier
>> totals to be achieved over the 24 hours. We believe, in any case, that
>> the
>> rule is more flexible than, for example, the 10-minute rule in CQ
>> contests.
>>
>> A write-up of the 2011 contest and preview of 2012 should appear in
>> either
>> the June or July issues of RSGB's RadCom.
>>
>> 73 Don G3XTT
>> IOTA Contest Manager
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