[ILQSO] comments to comments :)

[Harold Burt]

Hello Guys,  It seems that the reflector doesn't accept my submissions.  I
do receive the reflector items.  Sorry for the confusion.  Harold



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melba and Jim Funk" <jfunk at adams.net>
To: <nn9k at arrl.net>; "Illinois QSO Party" <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [ILQSO] comments to comments :)


I *thought* they were.  If not, I apologize to Harold for making them part
of  the open discussion.  Got too much on my mind, I guess....

Sorry for any confusion.

73, Jim N9JF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter E. Beedlow" <nn9k at arrl.net>
To: "Illinois QSO Party" <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: [ILQSO] comments to comments :)


> Jim,
>
> Were HB's comments posted to the reflector? I don't and didn't see
> them...................
>
> Pete, NN9K
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of James Funk
> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 09:22
> To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ILQSO] comments to comments :)
>
> I would concur with W9HB's urging to institute another category for
> "mobile...sometimes" stations.  In other state QSO parties and in VHF/UHF
> events, these would be the stations referred to as Rovers.  They would be
> similar to, but separate from, county line/corner portables, and **would
be
> capable of motion**.  In other words, if you stop on several county
corners
> and string up a couple of dipoles, you would become a "county line
portable"
> instead.
>
> The difficulty in defining the classes becomes where you draw the line
> between the "Mobile" and "Rover" class.  If a Mobile  stops for five
minutes
> on a county line because he still has a pileup, does he get reclassified
as
> a Rover for the entire contest?   Maybe not as long is stops do not exceed
5
> minutes??  Or you only do it a maximum of twice during the contest????
Move
> over, Johnny Cochran.....
>
> Would the new Rover class participants who are single op/no driver be
> willing to compete with those who do have a driver but still stop on lines
> and corners?
>
> I would also support a return to a bonus for mobiles for each county from
> which at least a minimum (10? 20?) number of contacts are made.
>
> Would this bonus apply to Rovers as well?
>
> What should the bonus be to provide an incentive but not skew the results
> too severely?
>
> What should the minimum number of contacts per county be for the bonus to
> apply?
>
> Will little Helen make enough money selling apples for her auntie to have
> her operation?
>
> ....back to processing logs....just got another one...
>
> CU in SS,
> 73, Jim N9JF
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