[FQP] FQP Rules Question ?

[k1to at aol.com]

 Tim is correct.  The spirit of the rule is that mobiles move at least some of the time and don't set up anything on the site.  

This has come up occasionally.  Essentially you would be in your own category as it has only happened a few times in the 20 years of the FQP.  

You would essentially be a fixed station entry in each county that you operated from, with no cumulative total score (but a friendly mention and pat on the back in the write-up, no doubt).  

A mix across multiple counties of mobile operation and fixed operation is trickier.  We would have to count the fixed operations as individual county entries that do not figure into the cumulative mobile total.  

Rules making is hard...

73, Dan

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: K9TM <k9tm at buckeye-express.com>
To: Jeff Clarke <ku8e at ku8e.com>
Cc: FQP <fqp at kkn.net>
Sent: Mon, Apr 16, 2018 9:48 pm
Subject: Re: [FQP] FQP Rules Question ?

Jeff, 

Based on FQP published rules, they don't have a "rover" category.  Only
"mobile" and fixed. 

By "stick a vertical next to the car", does that mean only attached to
the vehicle or in the earth or a tree or whatever?  If only attached to
the car, you could make an argument that you would be "capable of
motion" and thus a mobile.  However, if you're sticking it in the earth
or a tree or whatever then you're not capable of motion and thus not a
mobile by the published rules. 

73, Tim K9TM 

On 2018-04-16 16:39, Jeff Clarke wrote:

> FQP rules question ??  What if I wanted to do a single-op rover and not 
> have a permanent antenna on my car. I would stop at each location a 
> stick a vertical next to the car and operate some then pack it up and 
> move to the next county. What category would I be in? From the rules it 
> appears you need to be capable of motion to be considered a rover.
> 
> Mobile (FL only). Mobile (FL only) 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.
> 
> Thanks, Jeff
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