[PaQSO] County Line Ops

[Bob Gundlach]

I am reasonably happy with things the way they are, but am willing to try 
other options.
I did operate mobile from three different CL locations last year.
I assumed the CL to be at the location of the State installed signs. I took 
digital pictures to support my locations. I drove 600 miles to accomplish 
this.
If it were my intention to cheat on issuing a CL location I think I would 
have stayed home, avoided the cost of 600 miles of driving, restaurant meals 
and a motel. I am not aware of anyone seeing me at any of these locations.
This year I chose to operate Portable from SUL County, but there are really 
only two persons that can actually verify that I was operating in Sullivan 
County for the Party.
What about the mobiles that provided you with some of the RARE counties. 
Were they really where they said they were? As for me, I accept the 
information they provide.
As for Echolink, I'll save that for another day.

Bob
N3NBT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Warner" <gene.warner at intdef.com>
To: "PAQSO" <paqso at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 4:18 PM
Subject: RE: [PaQSO] County Line Ops


> Why don't we just eliminate all mobile and portable operation?
> That way we could just sit in our comfy warm and dry shacks instead
> of going out in weather like we had this past weekend, erecting
> temporary antennae (again in the rain and wind) just to put some
> of the less active counties on the air.
>
> Oh my gosh... I wonder if anyone has a home shack sitting on a
> county line!
>
> All in all... I think people are blowing this way out of proportion.
> Let's go back to the discussion of allowing Echolink contacts.
>
> 73
>
> DE AD3E
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Schreibmaier
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:52 PM
> To: PaQSO at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: Jim
> Subject: Re: [PaQSO] County Line Ops
>
> Maybe a minority, but I agree with you.  I've always
> felt that county line operation was a bit questionable,
> at best.  In many cases, it's not very clear where the
> line really is!  Is it right at the sign that says,
> "Potter County - God's Country" or is it where the
> pavement changes or is it at the township sign or
> is it...  well, you get the idea.
>
> Of course, I was gone for over 20 years and just came
> back in 1997.  By that time, county line operation
> was "the thing."  So, I just bit my tongue and got
> on with operating.  :-)
>
> 73,
> Bob
> K3PH
>
> Jim wrote:
>> I may be in the minority here, but I do not like the
>> concept of county line operation.  You are either in
>> one county or the other.  Since a line is imaginary
>> and paper thin, it can be no other way.  CL operation
>> is a clever way to "bend" the rules.
>
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