[WIQPmail] Fwd: Mobile and fixed Station Competing

[Gary K9GS]

I agree with Scott.  This is really quite simple.  WiQP already has the 
following entry classes:

SO Fixed                MO Fixed
SO Mobile              MO Mobile
SO Tech                  MO Tech
SO Rookie             MM Fixed
                                 MM Mobile

Just separate the awards between fixed and mobile. the sub categories 
are already there (Tech/rookie, etc.)  This levels the playing field by 
having mobiles compete against each other which is where your incentive 
to operate mobile comes from.

As Scott said....mobiles have their own set of rules and incentives.  
Let them compete within those rules against each other and let the fixed 
stations do the same.  Mobile and fixed really ARE different.




On 4/6/2013 11:34 PM, Scott Neader KA9FOX wrote:
> Hi Jim.
>
> Operating Mobile and operating Fixed are essentially two different 
> contests.  In addition to the 500 per county bonus points, each time a 
> mobile operator crosses a county line, those in the Mobile category 
> can work the same stations all over again.  And they are often 
> sought-after, at least when moving into rare counties.  Fixed stations 
> get none of these benefits, but of course they likely have better 
> operating conditions (towers, beams, high wire antennas, etc.)
>
> This is not rocket science.  These two operating categories have 
> almost completely separate rules and should not be competing against 
> each other, much like a baseball team would not compete against a 
> basketball team.  It just doesn't make any sense.
>
> We do not need to make this complicated (mobiles submitting two 
> scores???).  We just need to award BOTH categories SEPARATELY for 
> their efforts.
>
> The incentive to promote mobile activity?  The fact that the Mobile 
> category would have its own award, and they do not have to worry about 
> being beat out by someone doing a Single Op at a superstation W0AIH.
>
> Let's make Single Op Fixed and Single Op Mobile two different award 
> categories.
>
> Regarding operating from a county line... I think that is a totally 
> separate discussion.  I'm not sure of the concerns on either side of 
> the fence, but I would like to suggest that it not cloud the 
> discussion about keeping Single Op Fixed & Single Op Mobile separated, 
> for award purposes.  Start a new thread about "county line operating" 
> and let's discuss.
>
> 73 - Scott KA9FOX
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Jim GM <jim.gmforum at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jim.gmforum at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     If you give the mobile the option to submit 2 scores, one just to
>     compete against another mobile and the other to compete against
>     Fixed.
>
>     if the mobile score did not contain the 500 points per county
>     would that be fair?
>
>     If the mobile score did not contain the multiplier per county but
>     given credit for the county they operate from and not contain the
>     500 points per county would that be fair?
>
>     Where would the incentive be to promote more mobile activity?
>
>     Now being on the county line would be against county hunter rules
>     and operating the contest with out this rule would discourage
>     county hunters from operating this contest.
>
>     For every action is a reaction, seams to be a stalemate.
>
>     -- 
>     Jim K9TF
>
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73,

Gary K9GS

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