That's exactly how I interpret the terminology.
Dave Sloan wrote:
Lets see, guess there are three major ways to operate:
- Stationary: Where you are using equipment and antenna systems that are
fixed and could not be able to go mobile or portable very easy.
- Mobile: When the equipment is mounted and operated while installed in a
piece of equipment that is designed to be mobile and except for short stops (red light) is moving. This could be foot mobile, bike mobile, ATV mobile, horse back mobile, motorcycle mobile, or vehicle mobile.
- Portable: Where you take your equipment and antennas and temporarily
install them (like for a state QSO party) and then operate from this location until you either quite or move to a different location. Portable could also be where you pull a vehicle into parking position and it remains there for the duration of the operation. You could either work out of the back of an SUV or place your equipment on a table outside of the vehicle and it would still be considered portable operation.
TNX & 73, Dave N0EOP 31033