Got some good idea's there Bill. Anyone know what the Antique Wireless
group classifies things as? Or maybe the AMers on 75 down here in the
south? I can operate there, but haven't in a long time. Playing too much
with other things... hi.
Dan/W4NTI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr at arrl.net>
To: <rnwalker at bellsouth.net>
Cc: <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [SECC] W4NTI ARRL DX BOATACHOR CONTEST
>
> On Feb 24, 2005, at 11:30 PM, Rick Walker wrote:
>
>> It's all going to boil down to the way you market it. If we called it
>> the
>> "classic category" or "vintage class" it might have more of a shot.
>
> You could have different categories based on the age of radio (at least
> when it first appeared).
>
> The EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) classifies aircraft
> according to three categories: Antique (before 1945) , Classic
> (1945-1955), and Contemporary (1956-1967).
>
> And not everything has to be tubes, either. Maybe the contemporary
> class could be solid-state rigs that are 20 years old (which my TS-430
> would qualify for this year....), classic would be post 1945 tube rigs,
> and antique anything before 1945.
>
> Interesting idea.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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