True class E can still claim the bonus points whereas a 2020 only entry on commercial mains would not. Mark, HDX On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 12:44 PM Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> wrote:
Not a bad idea, but I wonder if the true Class E stations will complain that their class won't really exist this year. I guess the easiest would just to change Class E to "All home stations, whether emergency or line powered" for the year, and not have a Class D at all. That would by far be the simplest. There may be more "home stations" than there are true Field Day stations this year, especially in metropolitan areas.
73; Mike W7VO
On April 1, 2020 at 11:59 AM Mark J Tharp <kb7hdx@gmail.com> wrote:
Just tell people that for 2020 if they are stuck home due to the virus to enter under class E. Nothing needs changed, software will score things correctly and no one is going to come check to see if you are running on a generator or not.
KISS principal
Mark, HDX
On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 11:52 AM Michael Ritz < w7vo@comcast.net> wrote:
I wholeheartedly agree also. Several members up here have brought that up to me as a suggestion, and asked me to present the idea to P&S at our next meeting. Personally, I think it'll keep the "operating event" alive during the crisis, getting hams "on the air" when otherwise they wouldn't. I think it'll also encourage amateurs to "stay home and stay safe". Based on what I'm hearing from Dr. Fauci we will be (hopefully) on the downward part of the curve by the end of June, but not out of the woods yet.
I did a fairly serious SOAB effort in the WPX SSB contest last weekend, and was amazed with how many stations I worked were not "known contesters", registered in the Super Check Partial (SCP) database. The "stay at home" mandates are having a positive effect, with more hams getting on the air that would normally be doing something else on the weekends. Two new hams i worked in the contest told me that I was their first ever SSB contact!
"Get on the air and stay safe!"
73; Mike W7VO
On April 1, 2020 at 11:17 AM " rjairam@gmail.com" < rjairam@gmail.com> wrote:
I had the same thought. It would encourage indoor activity.
I am all for it.
Ria N2RJ
On Wed, 1 Apr 2020 at 14:15, Mike Raisbeck via arrl-odv < arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> wrote:
Hi All,
I've thought of a very small rule change for Field Day that could
increase activity this year.
Traditionally, Class D stations may not count contacts with other
class D stations. This year there may be a lot of folk limited by the pandemic to operating from home. If we relax this rule for 2020, home non-emergency stations could be a bit more active.
Waddya think?
Mike K1TWF
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