All:
While I acknowledge the point Robert is trying to make, there is a dark
"other" side to this which I think gets ignored.
Allowing a "limited multi" station with more than four bands to operate
the contest on all of their available bands opens the door for "cherry
picking" the best four bands after the contest is over for their limited
multi-op entry. For example, 50/144/432 are usually the best three, but
operating both 222 and 1.2G during the contest and picking the best band
and the "fourth" is unfair, and is in no way within the intent of the
rules. In addition, to be fair such an entry should not be allowed to
pass any station "from" any band which they will not be claiming in
their "official" score.
I sense Robert is trying to prevent the contest's rules from
inadvertently creating any negative impact on activity levels. This is
an admirable goal, but IMHO the integrity of the competition takes
precedence. I don't think it's fair to blame lower levels of microwave
activity on the limited multi category. If people have microwave gear
and don't get on because activity is low, that's their choice. There is
nothing forcing them to run limited multi, other than the fact that they
apparently think it's more fun.
Limited multi is what got me to buy equipment for 50/144/222/432 and try
to pull together a bunch of guys to operate the contest. While I think
microwaves are cool, and I admire the guys who go to the trouble to get
it working, to me it's more work and $$$ than I'm willing to undertake.
There's two sides...
73,
Dave/K8CC
kr7o@vhfdx.com wrote:
> I am going to try and stay out of the rover issue. There were some good
> changes made, and some...... (I will stop here). Time will tell. Out on
> the west coast, but the limited-multi fixed class killed 95% of all
> microwave activity in CA for years.
>
> Related to that:
>
> 2.6.2.Limited Multioperator: Stations submit logs with a maximum of four
> bands used. (Logs from additional bands used, if any, should be included as
> checklogs.)
>
> I am not sure if this exact wording was in the previous version, but the
> SHOULD in this line needs to read MUST BE SUBMITTED! In this era of
> computer log checking where participants are penalized for NIL contacts, it
> is unacceptable for any multi-op to submit a partial log. They MUST submit
> their entire log and the the Cabrillo header needs to specify which bands
> that station wishes judged for the contest.
>
>
>
>
> 73, Robert KR7O/YB2ARO, DM07ba/OI52ee (ex. N7STU)
> kr7o@vhfdx.com
>
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