[PaQSO] Scoring question

[Michael Coslo]

On Nov 2, 2012, at 10:44 AM, M. Kempisty wrote:

> Aren't rovers, mobiles, portables and fixed in separate categories with top honors in each?

Yes. The stations get to compete with each other in each class.

It is possible for rovers, mobiles, and portables to win county certificates also.

Note that the mobiles who win a county are often the only logs submitted from that county.

> 
> I think this question has come up before. 


Oh yeah.

There has been some question of our lack of clarity in the rules. Let's look at them:

The first is the exchange:
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7. Exchange

7.a. Sequential serial number plus county or ARRL or Canadian section (see 26. Canadian Sections for details)

7.b. Stations on county line give out 1 serial number per contact plus multiple county multipliers.

7.c. Work stations once per band and mode. Work Rovers and mobiles again as they change counties.

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rule 7.b is the one that pertains to county line operations.


Later, in the Station definitions:

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15. County Line Stations

15.a. County line stations may be either Home Stations or Portable stations.

15.b. Mobile or Rover stations are not eligible to be a County line station.

15.a.1. Note: if a station that is essentially a mobile station ie, a transceiver in a vehicle with a mobile
antenna wished to run county line, they could do so, but at the expense of being mobile. That
would be their position for the entire party, and they would enter as a county line station, and not
as a mobile.

15.c. A County line station's position is defined as follows.

15.c.1. The station must be situated very near the boundaries of at least two or more adjacent counties.

15.c.2. Ideally the antenna should cross the boundary, but safety and practicality do not always allow that.

15.c.3. Many boundaries are in the middle of rivers or highways. The key element is that the station must
be set up as near as practical to the adjacent borders.

15.d. Party officials are available to determine admissibility of any county line station setup.


The basic rule, 1 QSO per contact plus whatever multipliers are applicable has been around for a long time.
The definitions were added a few years ago because of questions that occasionally arise.

The rules are available for download at:

http://www.nittany-arc.net/pqppdf/paqsorules12.pdf

- 73 de Mike N3LI -