On Aug 17, 2004, at 11:29 AM, Kevin J. Rowett wrote: 
 
What other simple, enforceable rule would exile the octopus without 
any 
other deleterious effects?
  Consider the version of the 10 minute rule now used in the California 
QSO Party - Once an operator starts, that Op must remain at the 
transmitter 
for 10 minutes.  He can do anything the station is capable of - all 
other 
ops are restricted from transmitting.  This effectively keeps a M/S 
station 
from having the M/M "octopus" advantage.
  And how do we enforce this rule? It's pretty clear whether or not a 
station has changed bands. It's in the log. Operator changes, however, 
are either not logged, or are subject to manipulation without penalty. 
 
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 
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