It's a new M/M category, not a replacement for the existing M/M
category. It's an "addition", not a "change". What causes that to be
such a bad idea? Maybe it is, but I'm having a difficult time seeing
it. If anything it makes an interesting possibility for lesser stations
to collaborate, and I could imagine that it opens up some interesting
strategy considerations.
Dave AB7E
"The 2021 CQ WW WPX RTTY, SSB and CW contests will include a new
Multi-Transmitter Distributed category. Stations operating in this category
may have a maximum of six transmitted signals, one per band at any one time,
from stations in different locations. All equipment, including
remotely-controlled equipment, must be located in same DXCC entity and CQ
Zone. Six bands may be activated simultaneously. This is a new,
stand-alone category. It is not intended to replace, or compete with, other
multi-operator categories."
On 11/16/2020 11:42 AM, K8MR via CQ-Contest wrote:
The more troubling change to me is the essentially no-limits distributed multiops.
Competitive Multi-op, especially multi-multi, over the years has been a category for
conspicuous consumption station builders, combined with the chance for folks to
spend a weekend hanging out with other serious contesters. With COVID I understand a
place for distributing some stations over a relatively small geographical area. And
likewise having remote operators operating a station with the equipment and antennas
in one place. But having a multi with transmitters and receivers in Maine and
in Miami, and anywhere in between, switching back and forth between bands to take
advantage of propagation advantages from a particular location, is crazy. While this
change is presently just for WPX, if it is also a test run for CQWW, it's a very bad
idea.
While over the years I've done a lot of multi-ops from K8AZ, mostly in the ARRL and CQWW DX tests,
operating as part of a "multi" while sitting at my own station leaves me cold. And the
contests benefit from having more calls available to work, rather than putting in single call
"multi" efforts tying up lot of stations and people.
73 - Jim K8MR
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