100 km? They can be 60 miles apart?
On Dec 13, 2005, at 1:44 PM, Tree wrote:
>
> There was a request from one station for a minor rule change in the
> Stew
> Perry contest. The Boring ARC rules committee met this morning and
> agreed
> to the following change: All antennas used for transmitting and
> receiving
> must be located < 100 km from each other.
>
> The previous rule read that all antennas needed to be at the same QTH.
>
> The intent of this rule was to prevent someone from using a receiving
> location far away from their QTH to improve the ability to hear
> stations
> that would be otherwise impossible to hear. The intent was not to
> prevent a remote receiving installation that was nearby the
> transmitter.
>
> Also - we haven't made much noise about it, but the multiplier for
> working
> a QRP station is now times 4, not times 2. This step will help
> equalize
> the difference between QRP and the other power categories and possibly
> make the QRP category a little less desirable.
>
> One strategy that we have seen some people use who want to use both
> power
> levels is to use a second callsign for a QRP entry. During slow
> times,
> they would dust off that call and hand out some nice x4 QSOs.
> Then, when
> the openings peak up, they would resort to high power and CQing. This
> type of operation is in no conflict with the intent or wording of the
> rules. Simply submit each entry as a separate log. Please don't have
> these calls work each other however. :-)
>
> Perhaps one of these QRP part time entries might be a the perfect
> place
> for someone to try for the S&P only plaque.
>
> Also - there will be some VE stations who would appreciate a QSO
> number
> from you for their contest. They will give you a grid sqaure in
> return.
>
> See you in the Stew!! This weekend from 1500z to 1500z Saturday/
> Sunday.
>
> Rules and plaque info at web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html.
>
> 73 Tree N6TR/7
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