[CQ-Contest] Chiming in -- SO2R

[Joe Subich, K4IK]

Rusty writes, 
 
> My suggestion of a 50 ft dividing line is arbitrary and open 
> to discussion.
> 
> But remembering my relative success with a 55 ft high 8-el 
> monobander in the last 10M contest I operated, I do believe 
> any dividing line higher than 50 ft would be too high, and 
> perhaps it should be 40 or 45 ft.

 ... and I, in view of all the PRB-1 history, would argue that 
establishing a line below 70 feet we risk giving all the cities 
that would like to restrict towers a perfect argument for an 
excessively low height.  Can anyone hear, "well the rules of 
XYZ competitive event define a class with tower heights no more 
than 40 feet.  If that is good enough for amateur competitions  
it must be high enough for 'effective communications' as envisioned 
by the federal government and thus their limited preemption only 
applies below 40 feet." 

73, 

   ... Joe, K4IK