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Re: [CQ-Contest] NAQP Contest and Adding a Limited Antenna Category?

To: k9yc@arrl.net
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NAQP Contest and Adding a Limited Antenna Category?
From: Stan Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:43:28 -0500
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I agree with Jeff and the others.

And the TB-wires category is a joke. I just can't seem to rotate my OCF
dipole attached to a couple of pine trees.

And that's my humble opinion.

__________
Stan, K4SBZ





On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
wrote:

> On 1/16/2025 10:33 AM, Jeff Clarke wrote:
> > Limited Antennas Overlay – Operation is limited to the use of single-
> > element antennas such as a single vertical, end-fed wire, or a single
> > dipole antenna no more than 50 feet above ground at its highest point.
> > The antenna(s) may cover multiple bands, as in the case of multiband
> > verticals and dipoles with fan or trap constructions.
> >
> > Anyone else have any thoughts on this ?
>
> As the guy on the CAC who wrote the words that someone in HQ re-wrote to
> weaken them, and who lived 80% of my years as a ham on a city with low
> wires, I think it's a great idea. I championed it as soon as I saw the
> suggestion from a group of hams, in the SE, I think. And from 3830
> posts, it's clear that it's been quite popular.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
>
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