[FQP] FQP Mobile Rules Clarification

[ku8e]

Dan,

So does that mean it's OK to do this and submit our score for the mobile 
category ?

  If you think about it there are a couple strategies to use as a 
rover/mobile category - 1) try to operate in as many counties as you can, 
without stopping OR #2 operate in fewer counties and maximize you QSO's in 
the county with a better antenna, which you can do it you stop somewhere.

Jeff



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K1to at aol.com>
To: <fqp at kkn.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [FQP] FQP Mobile Rules Clarification


> In a message dated 3/30/07 4:26:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> ku8e at bellsouth.net writes:
>
>
>> (C) Mobile. Mobile is a station that is self-contained (radio, antenna,
>> power source) capable of motion. Motion is optional. The Mobile category 
>> is not
>> limited by the number of operators for competition purposes. Mobile 
>> entrants
>> may be either Single Operator or Multioperator. There are two classes of
>> Single Operator for mobiles.
>>
>> Does that mean we could not stop -say at a state park - and throw up a 20
>> meter dipole and operate awhile from the car  - then drive to our next 
>> location
>> running our mobile antenna and do the same from that next location ? This 
>> is
>> more of the classic "rover" operation then really mobile. I don't see FQP
>> has a "rover" class. If I wanted to do this what category would we submit 
>> our
>> score in ? Is my dipole antenna self contained if it supported by a DK9SQ 
>> mast
>> that is touch my  car ???
>>
>>
>
> Jeff -
>
> Thanks for asking.  You have a good point.  Not sure why we stated the 
> rules
> so precisely, to be honest.  Yes, the intent is to incorporate rovers, 
> too.
> In fact, I was part of a 3-man group in one of the first FQPs that did
> something similar with a tribander and mast.  We entered as /m, since we 
> also made
> mobile contacts from those counties and a callsign can only have one entry 
> from a
> county.
>
> The FQP committee will take this wording into more careful 
> consideration...
>
> If there is sufficient reason to separate out rovers into a different
> category, we will consider that as well.
>
> 73, Dan
>
>
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