[WT-support] Re: WPX M/S rule clarification request

[Peter Bowyer]

On 11/03/07, Laurent HAAS - F6FVY <f6fvy at free.fr> wrote:
> Hi Peter
>
> Peter Bowyer a écrit :
>
> > On 11/03/07, Olivier F5MZN <olecam at f5mzn.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'm pretty surprised by this "new" notion of xmtr number in _M/S_
> >> > category, I never heard of, for any contest !
> >> >
> >> > TBH, I really wonder if Steve didn't made a mistake and wasn't rather
> >> > talking abt the _M/2_ category in which the xmtr number is much more
> >> > usual (and supported in WT).
> >> >
> >> > Before going any further, could you please make me a favour and ask for
> >> > a confirmation, please ?
> >>
> >> Anyway, it does not make lot of sense IMHO to show a "xmtrs number"
> >> which won't follow the serial number : the same xmtr can operate several
> >> bands and for this reason there won't be no sync between the serial and
> >> the xmtr #.
> >
> >
> > It makes sense from the adjudicators point of view if he wants to
> > enforce the 10-minute rule.
>
> In that case, and if it related to the 10 minutes rules only, it must be
> clearly stated in the rules whichever QSO numbering "method" is used.
> AFAIK, the 2007 rules are already published and it is not stated.

I think it enables them to check the 10-minute rule regardless of the
QSO serial numbering scheme used - but I agree that it's only been
used for M/2 in the past.

> Let's wait Steve's answer...

Agreed!

73 Peter G4MJS
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Peter Bowyer
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