[CQ-Contest] Limited Antenna Height Category

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

Well, the WPX has a gazillion entry categories - 
denoting the fact that the WPX contest is a unique one 
were basically anybody can be a multiplier.

Here is the description from the WPX rules:
"(e) Tribander/Single Element (TB-WIRES)**: Tribander 
(any type) for the high bands with a single feedline 
from the transmitter to the antenna, and single-
element low-band antennas (wires) category. During the 
contest, an entrant shall use only one (1) tribander 
for 10, 15, 20 meters and single-element antennas on 
40, 80, and 160."

The tribander could be anything from an HF2B butterfly 
beam to a KT-34XA to, theoretically, a log periodic.

The low band antennas do give leeway for allowing for 
the use of multiple antennas on the low bands that are 
light in nature. (i.e., a 40-meter vertical for 
transmitting and a 40-meter dipole or 40-meter delta 
loop on receive).

I like it, but I do have to agree that the current 
CQWW does permit for several dozen categories of 
entry.  

In this respect, ARRL is a bit behind.  The single 
band categories, IIRC, do not permit for segregation 
between high power entries and low power entries.  So 
a 100 watt singe-band 20 meter entry is in the same 
class a a 1500 watt entry.

Rich NN3W


--- Original Message ---
From: Scott Nichols <snichols at mvosprey.com>
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Limited Antenna Height 
Category

>How we're talking!!...The CQ WPX contests have 
the "TB-WIRES" category 
>which allows (max) 1 tri-bander for the high bands 
(one feedline) and 
>single element wire antennas for the low bands...That 
category, in my 
>opinion, makes a whole lot of sense and encompasses 
the vast majority of 
>casual, and many semi serious guys...I sometimes 
wonder why CQ doesn't 
>expand this category to their other contests...Dump 
the "Assisted" 
>categories and replace them with the TB-WIRES...That 
would be my 
>vote...Antennas are everything as far as I'm 
concerned when you want to 
>be heard and want to hear...I'd trade my amp and one 
of my MP's for a 
>180' tower stacked with C31's ANYDAY...
>
>73, Scott VE1OP
>
>Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>
>>Why necessarily set certain height limits?  I know 
>>plenty of folks out in California whose single 
antenna 
>>would be a wire vertical that is shot 60 feet into 
the 
>>top of a palm tree.
>>
>>Perhaps a category that is limited to wire antennas 
>>and no more than a three/four element tribander.
>>
>>Rich NN3W
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