[WIQPmail] More Mobile Activity

[NE9U - Jasper]

my 2 cents.....

not sure if awards are different this year or not.  in past highest overall single op score (fixed or mobile) got the plaque.  i won it once in 2009 mobile.
in my opinion a fixed low power station has a hard time competing  against a multi county mobile station and that may be keep some fixed guys from entering the contest.
perhaps a plaque for highest single op mobile and highest single op fixed?

starts getting expensive , but maybe multi ops (fixed and mobile) should get something too?  maybe get plaque sponsors as Minnesota does?

one other change i'd make is defining a mobile as "capable of operation while mobile"  

fwiw

scott  ne9u



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On Mar 25, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Jim GM <jim.gmforum at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mobile has gotten and award for only Mobile operation.
> 
> I have been mulling this over for many years. Giving Mobile stations and additional incentive.
> 
> That is If the highest calculated say Mobile Single Op score is higher than a Fixed Station highest score The Mobile station wins both awards.
> 
> The argument is that Fixed station is not Mobile. If a fixed station operates from another fixed location other than the fixed stations home location how should this be classified? Portable or Mobile? Neither one really is no longer recognized by the ARRL except Maritime and DX operations ever since the re-designations and definition by the FCC of the use of "/".
> 
> Referance:   FCC Part 97.119	Station identification and   97.11	Stations aboard ships or aircraft.
> 
> So it is difficult to come up with terms to use other than Fixed or Mobile.
> 
> Not sure if I cleared this up.
> 
> Jim K9TF
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