[UK-CONTEST] 2012 UKAC = Rule canges

[Malcolm Bryan]

I agree with Bob - go for erp. It is fairer and you dont get the situation
like some find themselves where they dont fit any section.

To get an extra 3dB or so you generally have to double the length of the
antenna or add a second one. The AR rules allow you to do the former but
not the later. Not all of us can fit a 10m long antenna over our property,
I am limited to about 2m but I could easily stack two vertically. I havent
as then I have to enter Open.

The issue will be at what level you set the erp for AR. My guess would be
2.5kW refered to isotropic which would cater for most typical antennas with
100W in. To allow for someone with an m2 or similar you would have to raise
it to 5kW or so. Of course this means you no longer have to take the feeder
loss into account unless you have 400W!!!

73
Malcolm
G8MCA / F1VNR

On 1 January 2012 12:03, Rob Harrison <robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk>wrote:

> "Open" is very straightforward, over 100w up to 400w and no antenna
> restrictions.
>
> "Restricted" and "Low Power" no more than 100w/no more than 10w and "Only
> one horizontal or vertically polarised fixed or rotatable antenna may be
> used at any one time".
>
> Ok so where does that leave myself and a few others who have 2  rotatable
> antennas by run less than 100W per band.
>
> Can't do AO not enough TX power, can't do AR too many antennas, can't do
> AL too much power. So AX is forced on us.
>
> If you can alter the rules to accomodate those with beams and verticals,
> surely a small tweak could accomodate us. Two beams and 50W is on a par
> with one beam and 100W I would think.
>
> Why not grasp the nettle and go for ERP sections? Don't say you can't
> police it, most people are honest and would put down what they are using,
> you can't police most of the rules anyway, as has been said many times on
> here, and by CC members.
>
> 73 Bob G8HGN
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