[PaQSO] Mobile Windows

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

Mobile windows are useless, for the simple reason that not everyone on the  
band is operating the contest.  Leave a frequency open for mobiles,  and it 
will be filled with non contest ragchewers.
 
Two suggestions, not mutually exclusive:
 
1. Encourage Rover operation.  The difference between a 40 meter  mobile 
antenna and a vee up 25 feet is about 3 S-units. From experience, that's  the 
difference between a qso every couple of minutes and running  180/hour. It takes 
maybe 10 minutes to put up such a dipole.
 
2.  If a mobile calls in, offer him your frequency, especially  if he's in a 
really good county.   
 
As an example of # 2, last year from ARM as W3DAN/R I had worked a bunch of  
guys on an out of the way frequency, but was calling a last few guys before  
packing up to move.  I called WA3HAE, who worked me and then offered me his  
frequency on 7260 or so.  I then worked another 60 or so guys before  calling it 
quits from there. 
 
 
 
73  -  Jim   K8MR  /m     ( +  W3DAN/r in 2004)
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/28/2005 8:25:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
kq3f at comcast.net writes:

The real  problem is that it's the mobiles who'll more likely than not go to 
the  "good" counties that everyone wants/needs.  If there's a window, you  
can check that periodically.  Without a window, it's hit or miss for  those 
needing the last few counties.