[PaQSO] Mobile Window

[Michael Coslo]

On Oct 3, 2005, at 2:41 AM, Jimk8mr at aol.com wrote:

>
> An interesting idea doomed to failure is the "mobile window" to  
> "KEEP  CLEAR
> FOR WEAK MOBILES".

     i have often wondered at the concept myself.


>
> Anyone who adheres to this will avoid the frequencies (mainly 7275,  
> and to  a
> lesser extent 3975 and 14275), leaving them to people, either in  
> PAQP or not,
>  who don't know or care about the mobile window.
>
> Might I suggest a better idea for the mobile window:  KEEP *BUSY*  
> FOR  WEAK
> MOBILES
>
> If a loud PAQP station is active on the mobile frequency it will be  
> kept
> clear - until a mobile calls in, at which time the loud (fixed)  
> station will
> offer the frequency to the mobile and move if the mobile wants to  
> try to  run
> some people there.
>
> The fixed station will get the QSO, quite possibly a new county.   
> The  mobile
> will get a chance to run.  The rest of the participants will  get  
> to find a
> mobile on a relatively clear frequency.
>
> And if the mobile leaves, whoever jumps in can have the frequency -  
> until
> the next mobile shows up.
>

     Well, back to my thoughts on the whole "who is where" thing.  
We've always published the frequencies to use in the party. And there  
have been some people who thought that those were the only  
frequencies we allowed in the party.

     In reality, it is a starting point, and serves more to announce  
what bands are in use than any exact frequency to use.

     As a matter of clarification, I put in "suggested frequencies".  
We have the band to operate in, and just need to keep away from  
active nets and operate the proper mode for the frequency.

     Now back to the mobile window. The mobile window is a concept  
where we try to keep an area open for stations that might have a  
weaker signal, namely mobile operators. But it is one of those  
concept items also. There isn't much way we can enforce that, save  
for the participants ignoring someone operating  in the window.

     Your concept of giving up the frequency is a good one, but I  
really don't see any way of writing that into the rules. I have seen  
people giving up their spot fairly often, the latest time being when  
one of the mobiles was heading out to a rare county, and one of the  
big guns worked the frequency for several minutes while the mobile  
got into place, then stepped aside to let the mobile work the ensuing  
pilleup.

     I think however, the idea might be incorporated into a listing  
of the reasons that the PAQSO party is a great one. And that might  
entice people to all get on the same page, so to speak.

     I've listened to people give up the frequency they were using to  
a mobile.

     I've listened to people allow another person to QSO with a rare  
county on a frequency they were using, then go back to operating.

     I've heard a number of QSOs where a short chat ensues.

     I'm sure there are a lot of others too.

     In fact, the only negative party experiences seem to come from  
the folks who don't care for contesters. I had a fellow call me all  
kinds of obscenities on 20 meters during the contest, then try to jam  
me, finally recording and playing my transmissions back; but my  
favorite is the fellow on 40 meters that apparently monitors a  
frequency, and just tells other people that the frequency is in use.  
And he does it all day! Some people just know how to have fun, I  
guess! haha

     - 73 de Mike KB3EIA -