Well, Steve, you know, you do have the reputation of being a contest expert
on the list, so I will take your advice seriously as always.

Pat perhaps got it right too when he said 1D.

As I said in my last post, I was thinking 1A commercial, but that is a
designator for clubs, so I probably was off the mark a bit on that.

Anyway, for now, I'll go with 1D, so if the operating event police come
after me, please bargain with them to stipulate  my release conditions
leniently.  (grin)


Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: Field Day Question Part II.s

Tom,

I think you are neither fish nor fowl for this one.  Class A is a club or 3
or more person portable.  Class B is 1 or 2 person portable, but both class
A and B have to use non-commercial power.

Class E is home station on emergency power: battery, generator, hamster in a
wheel, etc.  While this isn't your "home" station you will be on the power
mains, so I would use 1D.

I doubt if anyone will shoot you or take your magic decoder ring if you get
it wrong.

73, Steve KW3A
On 6/16/2013 2:10 PM, Pat Byrne wrote:
> Single station - fixed power - 1d perhaps.
> All these esoteric questions!
> Good luck Tom.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 01:03 PM 6/16/2013, you wrote:
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> This discussion of how to classify a particular field day operation 
>> has now got me thinking.
>>
>> Our local club is not going to do its usual field day operation this 
>> year, so I am simply thinking of doing my own field day next week-end
from the RV.
>>
>> But, how do I classsify my station?
>>
>> I will be operating portable from the RV, since it is not my usual 
>> station location, but, instead of firing up the RV generator, I 
>> simply was planning to run my set-up from the regular power main at the
camp ground.
>>
>> So, would I be 1A or 1E?
>>
>> I certainly don't want to violate any rules here, nor do I want to 
>> compromise the spirit of the operating event.  Nevertheless, I'm not 
>> sure I really want to fire up the RV generator for the entire 24 
>> hours, especially since the other campers might not appreciate the 
>> noise in the middle of the night.  (grin)
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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