For all the folks that are getting frustrated with this thread; Hang in
there. It should die out in another day or two. But fair warning, as
most of the long time list subscribers can tell you the same thread will
be back about twice per year. But is hitting delete really that much
trouble?
I find it interesting the original grid circling thread evolved into
captive Rovers. Although I guess in a sense, it is the same thing.
The circling Rover just brings along a couple of his own captive Rovers...
Even with the umpteen times I've seen this thread over the years, we
still haven't came up with a good solution to either of the problems.
And many aren't even convinced there is a problem to solve. Creating a
new category for the grid circlers is a good proposal, but it may be
difficult to define. If I run across another Rover at a grid corner and
max out our contacts, would that throw me into competition with the
mega-Rovers? I would hope not. Even though I'm sure Tim, KE3HT, has a
much better setup than I do, I can [and have a couple of times] win my
division. Every time I go out I intend to win. Although sometimes I
get skunked by better Rovers, I still do my best. That is contesting.
But grid circling sounds like the most boring thing in the world to me.
One thing is clear to me. The ARRL can't wave their magic wand and
make the problems go away. The foremost experts on VHF contesting in
the USA have been debating this issue for years here on the Internet
without arriving at a good solution. Any "solution" the ARRL comes up
with may likely do more harm than good. I would hate to see any more
harm done to VHF contesting or Roving. Although I have been getting
pretty burned out for the last year or so, it is still my favorite part
of amateur radio.
I'll tell you one thread I would like to see come back around: How to
get more activity in VHF contesting. One of the reasons I have been
getting burned out is even though I have put together a Rover station
that will rival many home stations, I still often have trouble finding
more than two or three stations to work in some grids. This past June
was a real disaster for me. Lackluster propagation for the most part,
and dismal local participation. And to top it off I blew up my 432
transverter. But if I can get it repaired in time, I will likely try
again in September.
I have found one thing that helps though. Whenever I get down about all
the effort for little return, I pull out the N2JMH Psycho Rover video
for motivation :-) Hey Ev, when are you going to do another Rover video?
73
Dan
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