[PaQSO] County Line Ops

[mkempisty at comcast.net]

I'm behind the power curve here, catching up on e-mail from PQP and this past weekend.

For me CL stations are a treat to work.  They do throw me off a bit esspecially if I am running stations since I have to get into CL mode on JWE's logger.  But WOO HOO two (or more) for the price of one.  Who doesn't like a bargain?

A friend and I are seriously considering a CL operation next year.  Not so much to win anything but that it would be FUN.  

As for going to CLI and SUS the main purpose was to activate them for the entire contest (CAR was mostly for cool name and convinience factor).  The second item on the reason list was to win them in my category and the third is set a new record in my category.  I've achieved the first two in CLI & CAR.  So now I have to aim for a county where I can achieve all three.

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Take care,
Mark


> Blair et al:
> 
> I submit that the motive behind 90% or more of CL operations is to "give", 
> not to "receive".
> 
> The thrill is in giving out more than one county to the other station, not 
> to enhance the CL stations score. I agree there is little or no benefit to 
> the CL station........maybe if the CL station is on the 
> ARM/VEN/FAY/SOM/BED/TIO/JUN/ADA county line it would help a bit........ 
> 
> I can state for a fact the CL station rate is slowed. 
> 
> Anyhow, that's my story..........and I'm sticking to it.
> 
> Ed/WA3SES
> 
> paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net wrote on 10/13/2005 04:10:59 PM:
> 
> > In a message dated 10/13/05 3:41:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> > jss167 at yahoo.com writes:
> > 
> > << 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. >>
> > 
> > I also could live without "county-line" operations.  I have worked many, 
> but 
> > have never considered doing portable or mobile operation from one of 
> these 
> > lines.  Even if an operator feels confident that his/her station 
> > straddles the 
> > line:
> > A.  There is no point benefit to the CL station
> > B.  The "rate" of the CL station is likely to be lower because of a 
> longer 
> > exchange to be sent and more requests for repeats.
> > C.  Seldom are both counties equally rare.
> > 
> > If I wanted to activate adjacent counties, I'd be inclined to operate in 
> one 
> > as a mobile or rover, then move and activate the second.  I would be 
> giving 
> > others more points (more QSO's) and earning more myself 'cause I could 
> work 
> > stations a second time.
> > 
> > The biggest benefit of this possible change would be an END to the 
> endless 
> > debates about CL operation.  :-)
> > 
> > 73,  Blair k3yd
> > 
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