K9JWV wrote:
(...) Here is an example of antenna discriminator I introduced to QR ARCI
contests:
Antennas:
Entry may be A1 or A2
A1: Single Element Antenna
A2: Multiple Element Antenna or rotatable antenna
(...)
Some food for thought.....71.5/72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV
In the survey of WAG 2015 we asked about a potential category "LP mixed,
no rotable antenna and no part of the antenna(s) being higher up than 12m".
The "yes"-percentages represented about the percentages of respondents
using such a setup: More than one third in the German speaking group,
below 30 percent in the English speaking group, but comparatively less
interest in the Russian speaking group.
http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/contest/wag/en/newsarchives/survey-2015/
Regarding the revolving issue of activity for the sake of activity
versus competetive minded activity there was (only?) a fifth of the
participants mentioning a competetive motivation but also more than 25
percent saying they would like to operate more seriously as a competitor
but had no fitting goal. IMHO we have to fight for that group (as long
as we call it contest instead of activity weekend) - without being able
to promise that rules would overcome geografic handicaps. A lot of small
steps may be helpful like promoting livescores, contests-in-the-contest,
even more reporting, prize incentives below the usual plaque schemes
(mostly ending on the same walls). Disadvantage: They need much more
time than a change of rules :-(
73 Chris DL8MBS
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