[PaQSO] Re: K8MR Mobile Plans

Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:34:59 EDT

In a message dated 9/30/03 9:49:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time,=20
[email protected] writes:

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> I'm picturing K8MR/3 choosing several counties from which they will operat=
e
> Rover, and while commuting between those counties, they will operate Mobil=
e.
> Sounds like a good plan.  My only concern will be whether I already worked
> them in that particular county, and I won't know that until I either hear
> them give out a contact or until I ask them directly.  And if they enter a
> county in which they are going to operate Rover, and they continue to hand
> out Mobile contacts, so be it.  All they're doing, in essence, is taking
> away from  their Rover contact totals. =20

This is exactly what we plan to do. =20

To clarify my original post, I will be identifying my county with every CQ,=20
and most "QRZ's" unless I know I had multiple callers for the previous conta=
ct.=20

And I may say rover or mobile, especially on SSB.  But my point is that I=20
don't want people to think they can work me as both a "Rover" and a "Mobile"=
 from=20
the same county (on the same band/mode).   And I don't want to claim credit=20
for such either.

In a message dated 9/30/03 8:07:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected]=
m=20
writes:

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> Jim, I am not sure how you can operate the Party as a
> /3 instead of saying if you are mobile or rover.  My
> understanding of the software is that if you operate
> from different counties, you must send mobile(/m) or
> rover(/r.)  If you don=E2=80=99t do this the logging program
> will kick you out as a dupe.  This will be difficult
> for all involved.  It would be easiest to pick one
> type of entry or the other.
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> If you don=E2=80=99t want to pick one or the other, why not
> run your call for the mobile qso=E2=80=99s and the driver=E2=80=99s
> call for the stopped rover qso=E2=80=99s?  That makes
> everyone=E2=80=99s life that much easier.  It seems to fix the
> problem, right?
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I use NA, which if you type "OPTIONS" and check "QTH MUST MATCH FOR DUPE"=20
there is no need for signing /M, /R, /BUX, or whatever. If your logging prog=
ram=20
needs a "/M" to make it work, go ahead and enter my call as K8MR/M.

I considered using two calls.  However, (1) I like my own call a lot better=20
than W8DRZ/3  :-)  , and (2) I would like to see how a hybrid rover/mobile=20
score would turn out.  After checking with the NARC folks, I know the PaQP d=
oes=20
not allow that, so I will enter two scores (they will allow that), either of=
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which will not be as good a score as a full time effort would produce.  For=20=
my=20
own interest I will be calculating what the combined score would be.  With t=
wo=20
calls I could not accurately do such a hypothetical score.

As a practical matter, working SSB mobile is very difficult, so I will be=20
spending most, though not all, of my time mobile on CW.  The "rover" stuff w=
ill=20
be mostly SSB, except where we will be doing very little driving in a county=
. =20
Therefore I don't expect there won't be much overlap between the two.

Three additional points:

1.  This year I have added a Hustler 3 band antenna system to my HamSticks.=20=
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Therefore I should have 4 bands available at a time, vs. only 2 in previous=20
years.  So I will be able to QSY for extra qsos - just be able to move quick=
ly=20
if you ask!

And furthermore, when I have the 10 meter resonator installed (along with 15=
 &
 20) it gives a very good match on six meters.  I don't expect a lot of=20
activity there, but I may an occasional CQ on 50.125, especially if on a hil=
ltop.=20

2.  Other than our first county (Mercer) we don't have our rover stops set i=
n=20
stone.  If as the Party goes on there seem to be missing counties, let us=20
know and we'll consider that in deciding to where to stop and put up the dip=
oles.

3.  We're not completely crazy.  If it's raining, we're not going to be=20
outside putting up antennas multiple times!  We'll stay dry inside as a mobi=
le.

CU in the PaQP!

Jim   K8MR

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