[Moon] [Moon-net] Which category?

Fri Dec 21 06:47:22 CET 2007

Hello,

My primary goal is not to win the contest but to document activity. So I will apply within the multiband category. Again, I am happy that for me at least "Analog" and "Single OP non assisted" is not under question.

About better cathegories, I will not comment. First, because I believe that my English is not enough for describing such to ARRL, second, that I am sadly convinced that ARRL does not listen to me as a German. May I kindly ask the american OPs to make that suggestion? I believe we surely agree that we need a better sorting.

1a) A primary main sorting must be Assisted/Non Assisted. Second it is the traditional/digital modes. That is 4 main categories.

1b) Even simplier might be reducing this to 2 main categories: Analog-non-assisted and Multi-mode-assisted. Comes much closer to reality. But this is fine tuning. Hey, forget the few skeds that small stations do and do not say just due to that they have to go into assisted category. Reality shows that the contest winners do not require assistance at all.

2) Remove the double counting of analog and digital QSOs, each station counts one time only. Lets compare apples with apples and bananas with bananas.

3) Now having 4 or 2 main cathegories, just take each station's entry sum into "all bands" and parallel into the "single bands" Why not shall we compare e.g. G3LTF's 23cm result, who has done 70cm and 2m at the same time, with a single band OP's who was only QRV on 23cm? If Peter had done more QSO with even having other bands parallel, this is an noticable result and shall not become limited just due to regulations. (Is also the case for K1JT, RW1AW and surely others, too)

4) Forget differing between amateur/professional equipment. But notice them in the listings as "professional" and skip them when placing. As far as I know there were even none of them QRV. 

And that's it.

73, Günter (dl4mea)

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net [mailto:moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net] Im Auftrag von ext Al Ward
Gesendet: 21 December 2007 04:41
An: 'Rick R'; moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net
Betreff: Re: [Moon-net] Which category?

Rick

I totally agree with you on submitting all QSOs. However, somebody better
re-brief the ARRL!

Best 73

Al W5LUA 

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From: Rick R [mailto:rick1ds at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 3:35 AM
To: Al Ward; moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net
Subject: RE: Which category?

If you only submit the log for the band you prefer, and do not submit the
rest of the log, the QSOs will be discounted from the other people with whom
you made contact on the other bands as "NIL" Not in Log, and they will get
penalized. You need to submit your entire log, however, you should put in
the comments section of the log if submitted in Cabrillo format, or
elsewhere but clearly marked as a single band for the band you want counted
if only a single-band entry.   Rick, K1DS

> From: w5lua at sbcglobal.net
> To: joe at Princeton.EDU; guenter.koellner at nsn.com
> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:43:18 +0000
> CC: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net; moon at moonbounce.info
> Subject: Re: [Moon-net] [Moon] Which cathegory?
> 
> Joe
> That did not work for WW2R last year. He entered all his QSOs and chose
2304
> I believe but they put him in a multiband category. My conclusion would be
> just to enter the QSOs for the band you want to enter. The guy at the
league
> may try to outsmart you.
> Best regards
> Al w5LUA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net
> [mailto:moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net] On Behalf Of Joe Taylor
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:17 PM
> To: Koellner, Guenter (NSN - DE/Muenich)
> Cc: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net; moon at moonbounce.info
> Subject: Re: [Moon-net] [Moon] Which cathegory?
> 
> Hi Guenter,
> 
> Your log should show all of the EME QSOs you made during the contest. 
> You may, however, enter as single band if you choose. You must then 
> select which band. Alternatively, you can enter as "All Band".
> 
> YOu can use the ARRL's "Summary sheet" form posted at 
> http://www.arrl.org/contests/forms/eme.frm.html .
> 
> -- 73, Joe, K1JT
> 
> Koellner, Guenter (NSN - DE/Muenich) wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I made my QSOs on 23cm and on 13cm, all in CW.
> > 
> > I am now not sure which application to write:
> > 
> > two times single band analog
> > or
> > All band analog
> > 
> > Do I have the choose or is it always that one that participates on two
> bands has to use the multi band?
> > 
> > 73, Günter, DL4MEA
> > 
> > 
> > 
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