[Elecraft] Field Day

[Jim Brown]

Bill,

I understand the intent of the statement in the FAQ. My point is that 
these clarifications should be part of the FD RULES, not an FAQ. To me, 
an FAQ is answering questions raised because the Rules are poorly 
written or incomplete. If I were running things, I would ban all FAQs 
and tell the author(s) of the basic document(s) to finish their job!

When I first did FD in 1957, we logged on paper and kept paper dupe 
sheets. One guy operated, a second kept the log and the dupe sheet. The 
rules have not changed much since then, and to some extent, those days 
are still the mindset of both the League and many club participants.

BTW -- my question about the monitor was rhetorical, and I don't agree 
with your logic about it. It's part of the computer's user interface -- 
we humans can't operate the computer to control a radio without it.

The good thing about requiring true backup power for the computer causes 
us as hams to think more seriously about running in emergencies. The bad 
thing is that independent of the mains AND not powered by a generator is 
that most laptops now need 16-20V at their power socket, it's hard to 
find QUIET DC-DC converters, and it probably takes more power to run the 
laptop than to run a KX3.

There's the interpretation of another contesting rule that is the basis 
of "split site" operation during Sweepstakes. Two operators run one day 
from their own QTH, then trade QTHs for the second day. This was 
originated by our own big club, NCCC, and has since been adopted by 
other clubs. The RULES says that 1) each operation needs to use a 
different call (usually a Club call) and 2) a TRANSMITTER may be used 
with only one call during a contest. This means four calls and four 
transmitters. Starting out in broadcasting a few years after that first 
FD, I've always viewed a power amp as part a transmitter, but the Rules 
are not interpreted that way -- they apply it only to the transceiver!

73, Jim K9YC

On 5/24/2020 5:09 PM, Nr4c wrote:
> The monitor does not control anything, so it can be powered anyway you want.  But if you push buttons on the Winkeyer and it’s not connected to the computer then you are ok. But if you let n1mm do the keying ( Winkeyer or not) then the computer must be on battrry or some form of emergency power.