-----Original Message----- From: moon-net-bounces@list-serv.davidv.net [mailto:moon-net-bounces@list-serv.davidv.net] On Behalf Of W5UN Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:07 PM To: moon-net@list-serv.davidv.net Subject: [Moon-net] A "Level Playing Field" Proposal In the interest of "being fair" to everyone, I offer the following "Level Playing Field" proposal with all humility. THE PROPOSAL: 1. The moon shall be affixed at the equator, and shall be made stationary. 2. All DXCC countries and every location within those countries shall be, likewise, moved to the equator. 3. Azimuth and Elevation toward the moon shall be fixed and remain constant for 24 hours per day, 7 days, per week, 365 days per year. 4. Moon elevation angle shall always be 90 degrees from every location so that Azimuth changes need not be made. 5. All man made noise, geomagnetic disturbances, and Faraday shifts shall be suspended during any EME contest. Outside of contests, these effects shall be equal for all who are operating EME at the time. 6. All stations must have exactly the same antenna gain, exactly the same output power, and exactly the same receiver noise figure. 7. All stations operating EME shall be located so that terrestrial reception from each other is impossible. 8. When contest results are submitted, the QSO count and Multiplier count from each participant must be neither less nor greater than that of his fellow competitor. 9. Contest rankings shall be based on entry scores, with all entries taking FIRST PLACE. 10. During contests, only one mode is allowed. This would be AM phone. 11. During contests, power, emergency power backup, telephone, mail service or UPS/DHL/FedEx delivery shall be disconnected at every participant's location, Otherwise, someone may "see" the Internet, receive a telephone call, or somehow receive unfair information about another station being on EME. 12, Any operator found having a computer on the premises during a contest shall be disqualified, barred for life, and shunned. 13. And, the final and a most important requirement of this proposal: All participants shall be of equal age, equal health, equal mental ability, and equal maturity. One's maturity level must be at the point that crying, pouting, and carping no longer occurs. 73, Dave - W5UN w5un@wt.net homepage: http://web.wt.net/~w5un Grid: EM23mg RR 10, Box 27 Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html