[VHFcontesting] Entering as a Mobile (/M) in Contests

[Mark Spencer]

Darryl, 


I don't necessarilydisagree with what you are saying but the lack an explicit definition for nonrover land based mobiles (or portable stations that are allowed to berelocated) is confusing in my view, especially in light of the prohibition regardingrelocating single operator portable stations. It'salso my opinion that those who have made substantive investments in fixedhome stations that need to abide by the requirements to keep allthe transmitters and receivers within a given radius, might beun happy competing in the same class with stations that can move to multiplehill tops within a grid ?? (I realize this use case is new issue in thisdialogue, but again the lack of a clear definition for mobile or portablestations that can be relocated is confusing to me.)


Sorry maybeI'm not fully understanding this issue and maybe I'm reading to much into therules. I'm always happy to learn more about these issues and I haven'tput that much thought into this over the years. This is a usefull discussion for me.


I also realizemy perspectives are somewhat influenced by living in CN89 where adjacent gridsare perhaps comparatively hard to access compared to other locations and there are many hilltops, mountainsides etc that are fairly easy to access within the grid.





Thanks again


Mark S


VE7AFZ



-----Original Message-----
From: Darryl Holman [mailto:djholman at u.washington.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 03:08 PM
To: 'Mark Spencer', vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Entering as a Mobile (/M) in Contests

Mark, Not really. General rule 3.7 specifies a 500' circle for all stations (which is modified in the VHF rules for rovers). See: http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-all-arrl-contestsBest, Darryl ww7dOn 06/16/2015 11:55 AM, Mark Spencer wrote:> I don't think it is the intention of the rules to exclude mobiles. Looking> at the rules to see whare a mobile can fit, I see no restriction as to why> a mobile cannot simply enter as single operator. In the VHF rules, only> portable stations are restricted from moving. In the general rules,> everything must be contained within a 500 ft circle. In a mobile it is --> its all in one car. Did I miss something?>>>> Hi, I figured the intent of the rule was to prevent me from operating outside of the 500 ft circle within a single grid, unless I chose to operated as a rover. In my case it eventually helped prompt me to actually rove to other grids (which is probably what the authour of the rules had in mind ??) For some time though it prompted to operate from home vs gamble that my chosen portable location in my home grid was going to be productive. In years gone by I vaguely recall working from more than one location in a grid and not entering a log in the contest. I figured nothing stopped me from handing out contacts as a non contest participant (:>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________> VHFcontesting mailing list> VHFcontesting at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting