[Moon] [Moon-Net] very unfair rules from ARRL :-(

[Conrad PA5Y]

Hello Russ no I did think it through but on my original email I forgot to mention the 3 categories, CW/SSB, MIXED and DIGI. Personally, I am happy with the rules as they are but when I move up to 70 and 23cms I would like to be able to compete in a mixed section. I am happy to have both CW and DIGI QSOs. Unless I misunderstood that is currently not possible. I was attempting to keep the peace. Not all CW operators are opposed to DIGI QSOs.

What will be will be.

Regards

Conrad PA5Y

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From: Russ <k2txb at comcast.net>
Sent: 02 December 2020 02:17
To: Conrad PA5Y <g0ruz at g0ruz.com>
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Subject: RE: [Moon-Net] very unfair rules from ARRL :-(


With all due respect, Conrad, I don’t think you have thought this through.  By your reasoning, a CW station should be awarded more points because it is harder to make contacts with CW.  By that reasoning, I should get more points when I work a station running a single Yagi antenna and 300 watts, than when I work an easy contact with a guy running a KW and 4 antennas.  And by that reasoning there is no end.  Should a guy with a small setup have a point advantage because it is harder to make contacts.  Should HB9Q get a point penalty because it is so easy for him to work many stations?  How about those of us who live in a high noise urban or city area – certainly the rules are ‘unfair’ for them…



No, the rules are the rules, and everyone is treated equally.  That is fair.



73, Russ K2TXB



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As one who is active on 2m I have no choice but to use JT65B during the ARRL contest. I totally agree with Jac that incentives for CW and SSB contacts would be of great benefit. As it stands there is no incentive whatsoever for CW QSOs on 2m and that is a shame, because I could have CW QSOs and would like to. I have always preferred CW but there is no one to work on 2m anymore.



I am looking forward to getting on 70cms and 23cms next year!



In keeping with the current ARRL scoring of 100pts per QSO I suggest:



DIGI 100pts

CW 200pts

SSB 300pts



Then a mixed mode contest would make much more sense.  I urge the ARRL to consider this, it would retain people who prefer CW and reward those who have built good enough stations to have SSB QSOs. At the very least SSB and CW should be differentiated from DIGI QSOs. The level of difficulty should be rewarded.



73



Conrad PA5Y