[PaQSO] greetings from K0BAK/R

[Jimk8mr--- via PaQSO]

Hi Pete et al.
 
First, I don't know how my rover score as K8MR/R may have stacked up  
against yours, but I never got around to sorting out the various logs from both  
that and the W3USA/M operation to submit them. But I'm glad a newbie was 
able to  get the award!
 
I agree with your thoughts, with a slight variation. Mobiles ought to be  
limited to antennas (and power sources) usable while in motion, but rovers 
ought  to be the overarching category for the 
all-equipment-carried-in-the-vehicle  folks. I.e, a Rover can also make contacts while in motion between 
fixed  operation sites, but a mobile cannot set up to operate with fixed  
antennas.
 
The Rover category is much more helpful to SSB ops, as a mobile antenna,  
especially on 80/40 is quite poor. But last year with a 33 foot wire fed 
against  the minivan body as the RF ground, I was able to work 135 guys in 45 
minutes  from rare Cambria county on 40 SSB on Sunday afternoon. I trust a lot 
of people  appreciated that!
 
But switching between calls and logs while keeping things straight, in  
order to be productive while moving, was a major PITA.
 
I hope a lot of you will check me out in action next Saturday, as I rove  
around eastern Ohio in the Ohio QSO Party, noon to midnight EDT. I'll largely 
be  operating CW while moving, and SSB while parked. See you then!
 
 
73  -  Jim   K8MR    
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/15/2015 1:51:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
paqso at mailman.qth.net writes:


I  "won" the rover division last year, but there were only two rover 
entries. Let  me again suggest that the rover versus mobile distinction be 
eliminated, with  the rules changed to allow any type of antenna be used by a 
mobile, PROVIDED  THAT ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ANTENNAS AND POWER MUST BE CARRIED 
IN OR ON THE  VEHICLE. This is a common stricture for contest rules for 
roving in both state  QSO parties and VHF contests, and eliminates the use of 
large fixed antennas  (pulling up at friend's fixed station and using his 
tower and beam antennas  for instance). Let the mobile stations decide on the 
tradeoffs between setup  time versus performance, rather than having a 
separate class of  mobiles.

Already looking forward to this year's Party,
-- Pete  K0BAK