[FQP] What Category ??

[K9TM]

>If you remain in the same county,  it would be the same as being fixed.

Remaining in the same county does not imply fixed station, it only implies that you only operated from one county. It is possible to operate a mobile station from only one category.  If I hop in my vehicle that has a power source, a radio powered by the vehicle power source and an antenna attached to the vehicle (hamstick, screwdriver, whatever) and work people while driving around in my county or in my driveway (not moving), then I'm in the mobile category.  I'm using a radio, power source and antenna that is all attached to my vehicle ("self contained") and "capable of motion, motion optional" .

>It would seem to me that logically if you are operating in more than one county,  you are some sort of mobile.

Operating from different stations or different locations does not imply mobile.  It indicates operating from different locations/stations.  If Jeff puts up a portable fiberglass mast with a dipole and the entire station (power source, rig, antenna) is not "capable of motion" and "self contained", then he is not a mobile... in FQP he appears to be fixed.  Given Jeff is doing this with John and John is going to op too, then they are multi-op.  The only question is multi-single or multi-multi.

Other contests have a category called rover (or something similar) that allow these fixed operations from multiple locations to be joined together into one score.  FQP appears to not have such a category and thus Jeff's operations would be separate multi-op scores.

Actually after further reading of the FQP rules... rule 7 Scoring, B Multipliers, 2 "Florida mobile stations that change counties are considered to be a new station and may be contacted again for point and multiplier credit".  Rule 9 D also supports this mobile only rule.

The fact that this says "Florida MOBILE stations...", implies that Jeff can not setup in different counties and give out QSO's using the same call.  He's not a mobile.

I didn't see a rule for a station only being used under one callsign as most contests have.  That being the case, it seems that if Jeff wants to do this, they need a new callsign for each county they wish to activate.

Of course Jeff already indicated they weren't trying to compete in any given category, they just want to have fun... therefore, the rules don't matter for his end.  The question for the FQP committee would be if Jeff used the same call in multiple counties what does the FQP log checking process do with this info for the people who worked them in multiple counties?  Do they only get credit for one county?  If so, is it the first county they work?

The FQP committee really needs to rule on this but based on the published rules, the above is based on the letter of the published rules.  Only the FQP committee can say what the intent is of the published rules.

73, Tim K9TM
WCF, Charlotte County FL, EL86
OH, Lucas County OH, EN81
VI, n/a, FK77 - KP2TM

On Apr 4, 2012, at 10:58 PM, K0LUZ wrote:

It would seem to me that logically if you are operating in more than one
county,  you are some sort of mobile.  If you remain in the same county,  it
would be the same as being fixed.

73
Red K0LUZ

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Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [FQP] What Category ??

> From the FQP rules page...
(D) Mobile. Mobile is a station that is self-contained (radio, antenna,
power source) capable of motion. Motion is optional.

We have similar wording for mobiles in OhQP and MiQP and we would not
consider antennas setup anywhere other than on the vehicle as
"self-contained" or "capable of motion".  While a 25' mast mounted to a
vehicle may be "capable of motion", it is likely not a viable mobile
solution.  By "capable of motion", this implies antenna not tied to trees,
ground or other non mobile supports.

Jeff wrote "I have a 25 foot fiberglass mast and I was thinking about us
driving to several counties and throw up a dipole on that mast, operate
awhile and move to another county.".
If the fiberglass mast were somehow affixed to the vehicle along with the
dipole and the vehicle was "capable of motion" with the antenna erected,
that seems to fit the mobile description.  I'm guessing that since Jeff is
not able to put a mag mounted hamstick on the vehicle, he isn't going to
have the fiberglass mast mounted to the vehicle?  Let alone have the dipole
mounted to the mast at 25' on the vehicle and be "capable of motion"?  Seems
like you'd hit a lot of stuff with a 25' mast attached to a vehicle (like
all those 13' bridges, powerlines, tree limbs).

If the thought is to setup a portable mast and dipole in different counties
and given that FQP has no rover category, this operation would appear to be
a string of separate multi-op efforts for each county activated.  Kinda like
the K8MR multi-station SS efforts, it's not a category but he has fun doing
it.

Of course what category this is for FQP, is up to the FQP committee.

73, Tim K9TM
WCF, Charlotte County FL, EL86
OH, Lucas County OH, EN81
VI, n/a, FK77 - KP2TM

On Apr 4, 2012, at 7:56 PM, Ron Wetjen wrote:

On 4/3/2012 8:27 PM, Jeff Clarke wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out what class we would be in. After reading  the 
> FQP rules there doesn't appear to a "rover" class. What class would we 
> claim if we did this ?  Would we just be a check log ? We don't care 
> if we win anything. We are just want to join in the fun by being in 
> Florida.. I don't think we could enter the mobile class since we can't 
> operate and drive with our antennas at the same time.

You're still considered a mobile, since the station is still self contained
(you're schlepping everything with you) ... motion is optional.

As Bob suggested, use a trailer.  That's exactly what a few of the other
mobile do/have done.

Ron
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