[K3PZN-List] Field Day Proposal - '2 stations that don't officially add up'

[Curt Milton]

Jim

Thanks for email and info - i suspect you are thriving
down there in your native state.  

No rule change -- we literally are contemplating doing
2 located FD stations (2 different calls, 2 different
scores).  

Rationale would be:

CW - we are doing well with QRP - we have some fine
rigs, and we only need to provide 20 amp-hours or so
per rig!  

SSB/digital - these modes are not thriving with the
power limit at this time in the sunspot cycle.  and
ops who dont yet do CW dont have much fun with the low
power limit.  

Anyway no decision has been made yet.  We want to
maximize our fun/work ratio and have some meaningful
operating capability, getting as many folk involved as
possible.  

73, curt

--- James Owen <k4cgy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> When was a rule implemented that allows combining
> scores from two different station/locations for FD
> scoring? Or do I not understand what you're talking
> about.
>    Real secret is to keep antenna's of same band
> stations at least 300 feet apart and antenna's that
> are 2nd harmonic related at least 200 feet apart. 90
> degrees to each other helps also. This is easy to do
> if you put the antennas around the circumference of
> the 1000 ft circle and the stations near the antenna
> used. ie 40M SSB on one side, 40M CW on the other
> and
> 40M digital 90 degrees to both, then there won't be
> a
> problem.  The worse problem I have had in the last
> few
> years was when a lot of planning went into the
> placement of the 40M SSB antenna to reduce
> interference . The digital operators never showed up
> for planning, digital stations set up after FD
> started. Placed a vertical directly under my 40M SSB
> antenna about 20 feet away--40 SSB was almost
> useless.
> I figured that year I lost about 200 contacts while
> the digital made less than 50. Not a way to win.  
> Keep the antenna's spaced and use good equipment and
> there will not be any real problems.
> 
> 73 Jim K4CGY
> Charlottesville, VA
> 
> 
> --- W3JJH <w3jjh at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > I've suggested running two adjacent sites.  One
> > would operate CW and  
> > digital QRP/battery racking up 10 points/QSO.  The
> > other would operate  
> > 100 W phone.  I betcha that the combined score
> would
> > break the club  
> > record.
> > 
> > 73 de W3JJH
> > John
> > 
> >
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