To All:
I appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how , or even if, I should get
this club going.
The purpose for starting this club is to encourage participation in contests
and competition among contesters with either budget constraints or covenants
(or even a very fussy XYL) that only allow them to have single element wire
antennas (definition expanded below). The proposed club would enter teams
(probably with no realistic hope of winning) mostly for the camaraderie, fun
and personal improvement.
I would define a low wire antenna as a single element antenna, with a height
of no more than 50' and a length no longer than a half wave at the lowest
band operated (about 250' for 160M). The wire can be an L, a dipole, a
vertical (aluminum okay), a vertical or horizontal loop, an inverted V, Windom
or
any other antenna that meets the single-element and height and length
limitations Multiple antennas are ok, no limit per se on the area the
antennas must
occupy. Antennas can be used on as many bands as desired.
In that the antennas are pretty basic and low, power categories would
probably be low power and QRP, either SO1R or SO2R. At the end of the
contest,
members would submit claimed scores which would be compiled in club email.
Members would be encouraged to share information on their antennas, and any
other
operating challenges (stealth appearance, RFI, etc). Official final scores
would be those published by the contest sponsor.
I would hope to find folks around the country that operate under these
restrictions, and put together national or regional teams if participation
allows.
I think this might be a good way to recognize a lot of folks that otherwise
might not receive a lot of attention, and also promote basic contest
operation and participation. We might be able to sponsor a mailing list with
archives, or even a website.
I appreciate any thoughts and suggestions you might have regarding this
endeavor.
Paul, K5AF
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