Hi Michael, et. al.
For clarity, the 10 minute rules does not apply to the non-existent
category since there is no SO(A) category.
For the Multi single categories, the 10 minute rule does apply and as
such it is there to force some strategic decisions by the team on how
to deploy the multiplier station. All stations in that category are
affected with that limitation.
The contest management team has allowed some level of accommodation
for those who wish to use assistance as a single operator. We map
them into one of the M/S categories since that level of assistance
most closely maps into a M/S category. That results, if they are
abiding by the rules, in getting caught into a limitation that was
designed as a feature of that category and not a penalty.
Semantics maybe in terms of that rule, but that is the genesis of the
way we arrived at addressing those who were looking for some level of
operational assistance instead of just DQing them for entering a
non-existent category. You option of simply sending in a check log
is also a solution, but forgoes any level of recognition despite
potential limitations.
The contest management team has been discussing expansion of the
categories list and the creation of a proper SO/A or SO/U for the RAC
contests. There are the usual challenges around sponsorship of
plaques. Another consideration is just how far a contest needs to go
in terms of category expansion, but as contesting evolves we consider
the directions being taken within the contest community as well as
taking into consideration users requests when doing such reviews.
Any changes from this current review will be published for the 2022
contest season.
Thanks for your participation in the RAC contests, enjoy the 2021
Canada Winter contest this coming weekend
73, Bart
Bart Ritchie - VE5CPU
RAC Canada Day Contest Manager
RAC Contest Advisory Committee
At 08:24 AM 2021-12-15, Michael Adams wrote:
However, using a skimmer, even a
private-not-connected-to-the-spotting-network skimmer, still makes
you assisted. RAC rules consider SO(A) to be M/S.
Since I play for fun rather than competitiveness, I'm not inherently
bothered by putting SO(A) and M/S in the same competitive class (it
helps address the problem of too many categories giving rise to the
"everyone's a winner" phenomenon, after all). But I do have to
question, given the rise of SO2R, whether it makes sense to impose
the 10-minute band change rule on SO(A) ops.
When I submit logs to RAC contests, they're checklogs for this
reason. My primary goal when contesting is to maximize my fun, and
having to pay attention to the band change timer detracts from my fun.
--
Michael Adams | mda@n1en.org
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