Hello all!<div><br></div><div>I have to say that I have never seen a state QSO party that pit Mobile stations and Fixed stations (with completely different rules) against each other for a single award (Single Op). I know I am not the only fixed station that has shy'd away from operating WiQP due to this issue. Fixed stations should not be competing against Mobile stations, when the QSO rules and point bonuses are different.<div>
<br></div><div>I hope that this can be rectified. If the problem is the cost of a second plaque, I have already talked with a number of ham businesses and clubs in Wisconsin that would entertain sponsoring a new plaque, so that both Top Fixed and Top Mobile can have separate plaques.</div>
<div><br></div><div>What would it take to make this change? How can I help?</div><div><br></div><div>If you feel strongly for or against this type of change, I am guessing now is the time to chime in.</div><div><br></div>
<div>- Scott KA9FOX<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 12:14 PM, NE9U - Jasper <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:skjasper@att.net" target="_blank">skjasper@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>my 2 cents.....</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div>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.</div><div>perhaps a plaque for highest single op mobile and highest single op fixed?</div>
<div><br></div><div>starts getting expensive , but maybe multi ops (fixed and mobile) should get something too? maybe get plaque sponsors as Minnesota does?</div><div><br></div><div>one other change i'd make is defining a mobile as "capable of operation while mobile" </div>
<div><br></div><div>fwiw</div><div><br></div><div>scott ne9u</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>Sent from my Cray-1<div><br></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Mar 25, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Jim GM <<a href="mailto:jim.gmforum@gmail.com" target="_blank">jim.gmforum@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Mobile has gotten and award for only Mobile operation.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">I have been mulling this over for many years. Giving Mobile stations and additional incentive.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">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.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
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 "/".</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Referance: <span style="font-family:Arial"><b> FCC Part </b><span style="color:rgb(213,18,16)"><b>97</b></span><b>.119<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Station identification and </b></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><b><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial;display:inline!important">
<b> </b><span style="color:rgb(213,18,16)"><b>97</b></span><b>.11<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Stations aboard ships or aircraft.</b></p></b></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
So it is difficult to come up with terms to use other than Fixed or Mobile.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Not sure if I cleared this up.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
Jim K9TF</div>
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