well it was a brainstorm,
I later added that this rule apply to 50k plus scores
it tok me a long time to break 50k out here
> [Original Message]
> From: Zack Widup <w9sz@prairienet.org>
> To: vhfcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Date: 8/18/2005 10:31:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Calling some leadership
>
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, frank bechdoldt wrote:
>
> >
> > Roving is the only part of the contest that is expanding over the years.
> > I did it 3 years under 2 calls. (no I did not work myself at any
corners)
>
> Well, I worked myself on 10 GHz this afternoon in order to check out the
> equipment for the contest this weekend. QSLing was very easy but for
some
> reason I don't think it will count for any award. :-)
>
> >
> > A no more than 10 percent rule would be good, and it would allow captive
> > rovers that dont hand in logs to add to the score of the mothership. And
> > the mothership would have to work everyone (which I am sure they do).
this
> > allows clubs to compete by building more stations. But should encourage
> > some staiions to talk to everyone.
> >
>
> The one problem I see with that is what do you do in the case of someone
> who makes less than 10 QSO's? My very first VHF contest in 1990 was done
> on 144 MHz with a homebrew transverter running 5 watts and a 5 element
> homebrew beam on a tripod in my living room. I actually made 3 QSO's
with
> it.
>
> New VHF contesters may be in similar circumstances. I wouldn't want to
> discourage them by demanding that they have to make a minimum number of
> QSO's for it to count.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
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