[WIQPmail] Want more WIQP Mobiles?

[Jon Platt]

I agree with Dave's suggestion to allow self spotting for the reasons he stated.  
Also, I think that when the MnQP changed its scoring to equal points per mode that it gained more SSB rovers ... I would support that as well.   
And to throw out a third suggestion, the 500 point bonus for each county that a mobile operates from and makes at least 12 Q's puts us one-man mobiles at a disadvantage as stopping to operate prevents one-man mobiles from visiting more than say eight to ten counties and thus automatically we spot the two-man mobiles around 5,000+ points when they visit 20+ counties.  Or, while I hate more categories, have a one-man mobile category like say the KSQP and others do.   
In summary, more mobiles may be attracted by allowing self spotting, changing all QSO points to 2 pts regardless of mode, and to eliminate the 500 points per county bonus so that any one-man mobile can be competitive with the two-man teams.
My two bits from this side on the non-voting river!   Hope to be back /m in WI this year.
73, JonW0ZQ

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave White via WIQP-Mail <wiqp-mail at warac.org>
To: wiqp-mail at warac.org
Cc: Dave White <dave.white56 at gmail.com>
Sent: Fri, May 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Subject: [WIQPmail] Want more WIQP Mobiles?

A major problem for mobiles, especially SSB mobiles, in the WI QSO Party is the rule that prohibits self spotting.  The CW mode mobiles have automatic default spotting via the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN), but there is no similar mechanism for SSB mode.  We drive over to Minnesota and operate mobile SSB mode (as "K0M") for their QSO party and have a blast activating counties.  Because they allow self spotting SSB mode, mobile is very productive there.  Without self spotting, SSB mode mobile is a frustrating waste of time.  Most of us don't care about winning, so we can live with the archaic x2 "CW" scoring advantage, but we can't be productive and have fun as an SSB mode mobile without self spotting.  I'll guarantee that there will be more Wisconsin mobiles activating rare counties if you abolish the rule prohibiting self.   
Dave White - KZ9V
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