[ILQSO] County Lines

Thu, 5 Sep 2002 07:00:53 -0700 (PDT)

Just to clarify - i don't think the "missing
RST" is a factor in ILQP -- since it seems
to be part of the required exchange...

Steve, N9OH

--- Tom Horton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>   Tom has it right.That is the way a lot of county
> hunters feel including 
> myself.
> There is a good sized contingent of county hunters
> out there that use
> these contests for finding new counties for whatever
> aspect of the award or
> awards the are working towards. I also don't think
> that anyone(CQ or Marac) 
> reognizes
> a county line with more than two counties involved
> anymore.
> They used to,but no longer.
>   The IQP has a lot of good mobile activity, too bad
> we (county hunters) can't
> make use of a lot of them.
>   The fact of a "missing RST" is also an important
> factor as well.
> This is just FYI. No flames please...or flame away.
> Whatever.
> 73, Tom K5IID
> 
> 
> 
> At 09:20 09/05/02 -0400, Tom Pennebaker wrote:
> >I don't make the rules, just have to live and
> operate by them. CQ and MARAC
> >do not allow "Wet Lines or close enough (whatever
> that means!) When mobile,
> >part of the vehicle HAS to be in the county you are
> claiming. When portable
> >part of the antenna has to be in the county
> claimed. If not I can't claim
> >the county or counties for any of the awards.
> >
> >Several state qp's don't specify an RST which is a
> requirement for CQ and
> >MARAC awards. Most of the time I don't work these
> contest. I'd rather be
> >working something that counted for my
> awards.....your mileage may vary...Tom
> >N4RS
> >
> >
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> Tom Horton	
> K5IID in West "BY GAWD" Virginia
> " E " sorter for the W5 Bureau	
> 
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 Steve Woodruff, N9OH @ 42.18N 88.34W, [email protected]

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