Also, they never say where the communication has to
take place. Communicating over a 1km distance is much
easier in free space than on the earth.
73s John AA5JG
--- Bill Burgess <ve3cru@rac.ca> wrote:
> As printed, what we see posted as Rule 1.10 is not
> really a rule, and not worthy of the paper or space
> it takes up. As a proofreader, I read every word as
> printed, not as others choose to interpret it.
>
> Accordingly, "equipment SHOULD be capable of" is a
> suggestion, not a rule. If it were a rule, it would
> have to read "equipment MUST be capable of". As
> explained to me by another ARRL official whose email
> I am still searching for, "operators need not prove
> this in advance, they can operate in the contest
> regardless". So in actual fact, one never needs to
> prove this as nobody will ever call on you to prove
> it.
>
> As all have noted, there is no defined distance
> established in the January - June - September
> contests. This I understand is because the ARRL
> committe could find no acceptable way of measuring
> contest qso's by the exchange given. To impose a 6
> km distance would require a 6 digit grid reference
> from both parties and still have ambiguity in it.
>
> Due to the "no minimum distance", statement, even
> laser qso's of 3 inches to a foot are acceptable.
> Not my idea of clean contesting, though totally
> legal. From a safety standpoint, laser
> "micro-qso's" may prevent serious eye problems from
> misdirected laser beams. But as lasers are not true
> RF, I think they should be dropped from contesting,
> to encourage more activity on lower bands to gain
> the points. More would win points by doing so.
>
> In rereading the stated Rule 1.10, does anybody else
> read it as I interpret it?
>
> 73,
>
> Bill Burgess VE3CRU
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