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RE: Just think about it...
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by KA9SQR on October 27, 2004
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As far as abolishing the SOHP category in contesting goes, I am not for it. Our family contest team has competed in that category for close to 20 yrs. We dont have a grandios setup, a tribander at appx 70 ft, 2 element 40 mtr beam at appx 85 ft, and verticals on 80 and 160 mtr. Our team is proof that a smaller station can compete, heck we even made thhe top 10 in the nation one year in WPX. We have improved our family station over the years... started with a butternut hf6v vertical and a kenwood ts520. Lots of hard work, scrimping and saving, and understanding spouses make our team a success.
We could very easily adapt into a triband class by just using a vertical or dipole on 40, but as far as single element goes, who is to say some well to do team/person doesnt put up a delta loop or 4 square system... technically that would fall under the guidelines wouldnt it?
I would be much more in favor of seeing a multi op low power category added which would definately give more people the opportunity to compete at a higher level. Contesting to me is a team event, lets not penalize a group or team with a lower budget and give them a place to compete.
Dan - KA9SQR (only 32 yrs old and been contesting for almost 20 yrs)
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Tribander Single Element Class And CQWW
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by vk3tz on March 27, 2007
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Jari,
I wish I had seen this article when it was first published. Congratulations, over the past few years I have surely lamented that the CQWW DX contest did not take up the option of the TS category (as has been done by the WPX management crew).
I agree that TS, low power is the most equal category that exists in contesting, although it too has limitations. But it gives everyone a chance. It is very, very easy to set up a tri-bander on a 12m mast. I did it in a day, by myself for the 2007 WPX. My result was the worst in years but that is due to the difficulties of being located 10,000 miles from any major ham population at the bottom of the sunspot cycle rather than the category.
I have achieved the top 10 in WPX TS once and 11th twice more and 12th as well. I don't have the land of the money to set up a bigger station. There are a whole heap of TS quality stations in VK and so they could compete on a reasonably level field and not feel like there is no hope of being competitive.
I congratulate your article. I think the TS category is a very very good revolution and should be more widely supported, in more contests. We still need the big super stations - in times like now I think they are the only ones I worked hi hi, but F1 versus the mini is no fun when you're in the mini.
Tony
VK3TZ
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