[NLRS] Rule 1.12 discussion

[Donn - WA2VOI/0]

You're right, Earl.
(You have NO IDEA how hard it is for me to say that !)  :-)


General Rules for ARRL Contests on Bands Above 50 MHz
1.10.While no minimum distance is specified for contacts, equipment should be 
capable of communications at a range of at least 1 km.

2009 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest
5. Miscellaneous:
5.4. Contacts must be made over a minimum distance of 1 km.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Earl Jarosh" <earl at jarosh.org>
To: <NLRS at mailman.qth.net>

SNIP

So maybe the real test is
> the triviality of the distance as you could easily have trivial distance
> also with laser. I believe a minimum distance is already covered in most of
> the rules?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Bruce Richardson

SNIP

> So I started with what makes me uncomfortable about 2 guys keying
> flashlights?  If the distance is trivial, like shouting distance, then it's
> just a contrived activity. We use HT's for "beyond shouting distance".  So,
> here at the start, I'm starting to think about keying flashlights is "ok" IF
> at distance "beyond shouting distance".  I mean, it's communicating with
> light and we seem unwilling to draw a line saying "it's not radio" because
> we respect technology and experimentation.
>
> So for the sake of discussion, "what's wrong (or right) with communicating
> with light that is incoherent both shorter than and longer than shouting
> distance?"
>
> Thanks,
> Bruce Richardson W9FZ
>