Re: [IRCA] Possible Contenders for the Ultralight Radio Summertime Shootout

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello Dave,
 
     Thank you for your suggestions of the GE #7-1637A  radio, and the Sony 
WM-FS493 radio-cassette combo unit, for the Ultralight  Summertime Shootout.
 
     As you may be aware, the rules for shootout  "contenders" are very close 
to the rules set by the Ultralight Classifications  Committee for Sprint 
contests, and for competition for John Bryant's List  of Firsts and Records.  
Basically, this means that possible contenders must  qualify as an Ultralight 
radio (as defined by the Definitions Committee), and  must be generally available 
for purchase (as new units) by interested AM-DX  hobbyists.
 
     In some instances, such as the E100 and SRF-39FP  units, there is a 
constant possibility that approved but discontinued units may  no longer be 
available for purchase, but once the model is approved by the  Committee, the 
model's qualification will almost certainly be  "grandfathered" by the Committee, 
for future qualification.   Otherwise, the Firsts and Records List would need to 
be altered each time an  approved unit was unavailable for NOS purchase on 
eBay.
 
     As you may be aware, the Classifications Committee  has issued a general 
guideline that radios in combination with peripheral  devices (cassette 
recorders, cameras, mp3 players, etc.) are not currently being  considered as 
qualified for Ultralight Radio designation.  This guideline  is also being observed 
for qualification as an Ultralight Radio shootout  contender.  Radios that 
follow the definitions guidelines set by the  Committee AND available for new or 
NOS purchase by AM-DX hobbyists will be  considered for the Summertime 
Shooutout, although if the units are not generally  available from eBay or other 
common sources, they may fail to  qualify.  As such, your suggestion of the GE 
#7-1637A model will be  accepted if the radio can be purchased from eBay (or 
other common sources) as an  NOS unit.  The reason for this requirement is so 
that interested hobbyists  can easily order any shootout contender they desire, 
rather than  face the frustration of tracking down a rare discontinued unit.
 
                                73,  Gary DeBock   
 
       



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