[PaQSO] "off the wall" question

[Jimk8mr@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/24/03 12:52:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
wb3ivx@localnet.com writes:


>  Does MOBILE mean on the road with WHEELS TURNING or just because you
> have all of your equipment in your Mobil as one post to this group stated ?
> One portable station claimed to be MOBIL because of the fact that he
> operated from his car even though he never moved from one spot. HOW DO SOME
> PEOPLE GET THESE IDEAS FROM READING THE RULES ? ?
> 

Every definition of "mobile" I've ever seen says something to the effect of 
"capable of motion, though motion is optional." 

That is, you can't hook an antenna into a tree or plug into an AC outlet. You 
can pull off the road, turn off your engine, and safely operate (if you don't 
already have a driver).

By your definition, would a mobile be required to quit operating at a 
stoplight?

73  -  Jim  K8MR  

Mobile in the PA, , MI, OH, and WV QSO Parties in the last year.
See you next in the Ohio QSO Party, Saturday August 23.


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