Bill Turner [mailto:dezrat1242@ispwest.com] writes:
>
> Ok, here's a subject for discussion: How about re-doing contest
> classes entirely? I'm suggesting just two basic classes, Limited and
> Unlimited.
>
> Limited class would spell out the hardware limits specifically, much
> like the WRTC does already. It would be oriented toward a "typical"
> ham station, not a contest station. I would suggest one radio, no
> packet or other spotting assistance, one antenna per band, dipoles
> only and a height restriction. "Dipole" could be defined to be any
> antenna with the equivalent gain of a dipole. This would allow
> inverted vees, quarter wave GPs, etc.
Bill,
I like your idea but "dipole equivalents" only is perhaps a bit too
restrictive - even WRTC used triband yagis. Now, an antenna limit
of a single element (dipole or vertical) below 7 MHz and three elements
above 14 MHz with a maximum height of 22 meters and everything contained
within a 30 meter (diameter) circle there might be the basis for a
reasonable "limited" class. Add a 250 Watt power limit and you've
defined a reasonable category for the casual contester.
Unfortunately, this would not solve your problem with SO2R as an 80'
tower and four element quad would put you in the unlimited class.
> You could, if desired, subdivide those classes into LP and HP or
> multioperator, but the hardware would remain the same.
Other than high/low power, multiple operator/single transmitter and
multiple operator/multiple transmitter, I would not further subdivide
the unlimited class to avoid the "slice and dice" phenomena.
73,
... Joe, K4IK
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