[ILQSO] rules question

[James Funk]

N8XX wrote: Does one count the mutipliers as the total number of
counties plus states and provinces per mode, i.e. one multiplier for
Wyoming for CW, one for Phone?

Or just once, regardless of mode?

Seems like it would encourage folks to concentrate on CW because of the
2 points per contact, but then there's the fact that one can often
achieve a significantly higher rate on phone vs CW.

I'm curious.

73 de n8xx Hg

The response:

Multipliers count only once, regardless of mode.  Your observations are
correct: CW counts more per QSO, but most of us can talk faster than we
can send, so potential rates are quite a bit higher on phone.  Back
before we had standardized abbreviations for the counties, having to
send "599 Winnebago/Stephenson" or "599 Hamilton/Franklin" was a killer
:).  Also, don't forget those 5 DXCC countries (USA and VE included!).

Glad you're going to put that 4-county corner on the air. Yes, it should
be a LOT of fun.  The only time I did a 4-county corner, it was in a
hole in southern IL.  The opening (geographically) in the horizon was
north, and the only DX I worked was Norway!  You won't have that problem
out on the prairie.

73, Jim N9JF



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