Well, the WPX has a gazillion entry categories -
denoting the fact that the WPX contest is a unique one
were basically anybody can be a multiplier.
Here is the description from the WPX rules:
"(e) Tribander/Single Element (TB-WIRES)**: Tribander
(any type) for the high bands with a single feedline
from the transmitter to the antenna, and single-
element low-band antennas (wires) category. During the
contest, an entrant shall use only one (1) tribander
for 10, 15, 20 meters and single-element antennas on
40, 80, and 160."
The tribander could be anything from an HF2B butterfly
beam to a KT-34XA to, theoretically, a log periodic.
The low band antennas do give leeway for allowing for
the use of multiple antennas on the low bands that are
light in nature. (i.e., a 40-meter vertical for
transmitting and a 40-meter dipole or 40-meter delta
loop on receive).
I like it, but I do have to agree that the current
CQWW does permit for several dozen categories of
entry.
In this respect, ARRL is a bit behind. The single
band categories, IIRC, do not permit for segregation
between high power entries and low power entries. So
a 100 watt singe-band 20 meter entry is in the same
class a a 1500 watt entry.
Rich NN3W
--- Original Message ---
From: Scott Nichols <snichols@mvosprey.com>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Limited Antenna Height
Category
>How we're talking!!...The CQ WPX contests have
the "TB-WIRES" category
>which allows (max) 1 tri-bander for the high bands
(one feedline) and
>single element wire antennas for the low bands...That
category, in my
>opinion, makes a whole lot of sense and encompasses
the vast majority of
>casual, and many semi serious guys...I sometimes
wonder why CQ doesn't
>expand this category to their other contests...Dump
the "Assisted"
>categories and replace them with the TB-WIRES...That
would be my
>vote...Antennas are everything as far as I'm
concerned when you want to
>be heard and want to hear...I'd trade my amp and one
of my MP's for a
>180' tower stacked with C31's ANYDAY...
>
>73, Scott VE1OP
>
>Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>
>>Why necessarily set certain height limits? I know
>>plenty of folks out in California whose single
antenna
>>would be a wire vertical that is shot 60 feet into
the
>>top of a palm tree.
>>
>>Perhaps a category that is limited to wire antennas
>>and no more than a three/four element tribander.
>>
>>Rich NN3W
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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