[TOEC] Fw: SAC CW SM5MX SOAB LP

[Rolf Salme, SM5MX]

Mats,

>>Imagine a huge one element Rhombic antenna compared to a G5RV @ 7 meters height

I'm sorry to tell you that you seem to have missed my point, to some extent. 

Yes, a hefty Rhombic is made of wires, for sure - but it is "A Beam", so it 
ought to compete in a category different from the G5RV's, IMHO.

My proposal was "Beam" vs. "No Beam", regardless of the beam material. 
Maybe my words were somewhat fuzzy on that point.

I know that the next challenge I am about to receive regarding this is "How to define 
what makes an antenna a beam. Is a dipole a beam compared to an isotropic antenna?" 
et cetera, et cetera. Sorry to make you disappointed, guys, but I will refrain from 
getting involved in that qualified exercise in hairsplitting for paper tigers.

Mats, the unfortunate fate of our hobby is that a 100 % level playing field is an 
impossibility. 

73,
Rolf
SM5MX

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Mats Strandberg <sm6lrr at gmail.com>
To: "Rolf Salme, SM5MX" <sm5mx at yahoo.com>
Cc: "toec at contesting.com" <toec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [TOEC] SAC CW SM5MX SOAB LP


Hello Rolf,

You have several valid points in your argumentation, but just to exclude the TB part and name a category Wires does not automatically create a more fair playground...

The difference between wire antennas can be at least the same as between a wire antenna and a tribander.

Imagine a huge one element Rhombic antenna compared to a G5RV @ 7 meters height...

So my opinion is that TB & Wires is a suitable category that will create an interesting "contest within the contest".

73 de RA/SM6LRR, Mats