[ILQSO] New Mobile Rules

[Hal Offutt]

Jim K9JF wrote:

Not many changes, but note a new "Rover" class and a slight change in
the "Mobile" class.

73, Jim N9JF


"A Slight change"?

I don't think so, Jim.

This is a MAJOR change that totally alters the mobile class for the ILQP.

I know that there were some who advocated making the ILQP mobile class a 
carbon copy of most other QSO parties (ie a race to see who can drive 
through as many counties as possible) but I thought the sponsors understood 
that the ILQP's unique rules made for something fun and different.  Under 
the old rules, you actually had to use your head and carefully plan your 
route and think about where you wanted to be and when.  It was actually 
possible for a single op to win by thinking through the rules, planning well 
and operating well.  I know because I managed to do it a few years back. 
The rules made the contest so interesting and challenging that I was 
motivated to drive 700 miles each way three different years just to operate 
for 8 hours .

The ILQP mobile category has now lost its distinctiveness and has become 
just another road race very unfriendly to single ops.  What a shame.

73,

Hal W1NN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Funk" <jfunk at fossnorthamerica.com>
To: "Illinois QSO Party" <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 12:08 PM
Subject: RE: [ILQSO] IARU


EVERY contest is a preseason training for ILQP :)

By the way, the 2007 ILQP announcement is up on the web page (thanks,
NA9Q!):

http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP2007.html

Not many changes, but note a new "Rover" class and a slight change in
the "Mobile" class.

73, Jim N9JF

-----Original Message-----
From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Geiger
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:51 PM
To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ILQSO] IARU

Does anyone else look at next weekend's IARU contest (with limited time,
and
mixed modes) as preseason training for the really important contest-the
ILQP?

73s John AA5JG
(ex:  NE0P, N0EEN, KA0IFG)
Confirmed 6M addict: 6M WAS #1275, 6m VUCC #1260



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