\n| No<\/td>\n | 2614<\/td>\n | 67.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n It was bit suprising to see such a large difference.\u00a0\u00a0This could be a result of only sending surveys to the email address of the log submitter and not to each operator in the team.<\/p>\n Q.\u00a0 Should the rules for the Multi-Operator Single-Transmitter category be changed?<\/strong><\/p>\nFor this question, we looked only at those who answered Yes to operating in the multi-single category.<\/p>\n \n\n\n| \u00a0<\/td>\n | Count<\/td>\n | Percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| 10-minute rule with multiplier station (no change)<\/td>\n | 496<\/strong><\/td>\n38.9%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 10-minute rule<\/td>\n | 151<\/strong><\/td>\n11.8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Band changes per hour<\/td>\n | 433<\/strong><\/td>\n34.0%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Don’t care<\/td>\n | 132<\/strong><\/td>\n10.3%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Other<\/td>\n | 63<\/strong><\/td>\n| 4.9%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n An interesting result!\u00a0 One that shows a lot of\u00a0momentum in keeping the current rules, but also shows there is interest in a simpler alternative.<\/p>\n Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The rule should be only one transmitter. Not transmitted signal. Enforcement is tricky but that is true on a lot of things.<\/li>\n
- Having a multiplier station available to operate makes it much more interesting for the team as a whole. Going to a pure single Tx model would be a backward step.<\/li>\n
- Only one transmitter connected and operational at any time — additional transmitters allowed on the premises but must be disconnected from power and\/or antenna.<\/li>\n
- The operation per hour brings more security against cheats, with outcomes that can be more real.<\/li>\n
- Dump the second xmtr – ‘single transmitter’ should be single transmitter. Then you can dispense with any band-change rules.<\/li>\n
- I lean toward keeping rules as simple as possible.<\/li>\n
- 10 band changes\/hr = 6minute rule<\/li>\n
- This can be confusing in the heat of the moment<\/li>\n
- I range between “10-minute-rule w\/ mult station” and “10-minute-rule”. Reason: if “w\/mult station” then the M\/S category needs a setup like a M\/2-station, and real Multi-OP-Single-TRANSMITTER (only one trx at all) are handicaped. I’d prefer a clear possibility for single TRANSMITTERS and then the M\/2-Class. But on the other hand, the M\/S-Class as is right now is very interesting also, and it would be pity to lose this class. This is a difficult decision and I hope you will find a good solution.<\/li>\n
- 10-minute rule with multiplier station is the best improvement since previous rules change. Very good thing for strategy and active band scanning for second operator.<\/li>\n
- Band changes \/ hour provide much flexible operation.<\/li>\n
- When we say Multi-Operator Single-Transmitter, you mean many persons & 1 TR. By saying multiplier station you give the right to every body to have 5 stations looking all together for multiplier. When you say Single-Transmitter, I mean ONLY 1 TR and not 2nd-3rd-4th-5th stations for multipliers.<\/li>\n
- Abolir regla de los 10 minutos, libertad de cambios en bandas para la multiplica-dora<\/li>\n
- Time to get rid of the 10 min rule period! SINGLE TRANMITTER is just what it says.<\/li>\n
- MultiSingle with Mult station is a 2 TX Multi<\/li>\n
- This is all to complicated to keep up with so would never try to operate this category<\/li>\n
- I love the logistic for all our operators to fullfill this rule\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Why limit band changes at all??? I never understood the reasons for this rule.<\/li>\n
- SINGLE TRANSMITER means just that — NOT TWO RADIOS. If the entrant wants to use two radios great— just put them in a different category.<\/li>\n
- I can live with any of them, though band changes per hour is probably easier to keep track of than the current rule.<\/li>\n
- My wish: After M\/2 was introduced, M\/S should be changed to *one* radio only. Small stations with only one operating position can\u00b4t compete in the M\/S category right now. Stations with two operating positions should change to M\/2, which is more fun anyway…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
As you can see, there are very strong opinions on all sides!<\/p>\n The WPX Committee is\u00a0carefully considering a change to the Multi-Single category rules for 2010. We believe that the addition of the Multi-Two category several years ago has created an imbalance.\u00a0\u00a0There are\u00a0essentially\u00a0three multi-transmitter categories! There is\u00a0currently no place for a station with only one radio to compete.\u00a0 Almost any top level Multi-Single station can easily step up to the Multi-Two category. This gives\u00a0us the opportunity to make an adjustment in the rules\u00a0to create\u00a0more opportunity for more stations.<\/p>\n The choice is:<\/p>\n 1. Keep the multi-single rules as they are.\u00a0 [A run station and a multiplier station each on its own 10-minute timer.]<\/p>\n 2. Change the multi-single rule to allow 8 or 10 band changes per hour. [Only one transmitter which could change bands xx times during each hour. This would also match the rules for the WPX RTTY Contest.]<\/p>\n Please add your comments below or write to me (k5zd@cqwpx.com<\/a>) before November 1. I want to hear\u00a0your opinion!\u00a0 Rule changes for 2010 will be announced before the end of November 2009.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Multi-Operator Single-Transmitter category\u00a0covers a wide\u00a0span of interests.\u00a0 At the lower levels, it is a few friends enjoying radio together for the weekend.\u00a0 At the top levels, it combines all of the strategy, competitive drive, and\u00a0expense of Formula 1 car racing! With such a broad range, we wanted to understand how the participants feel about … Continue reading Survey Results #3 – Multi-Single<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-survey","no-featured-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7uaXG-K","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":432,"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions\/432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cqwpx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} | | | | | | | | | | |