Ev,
K3DNE and I both live in the shadow of a successful megamultiop with several
"captivated" rovers. I have NEVER had any problem working those rovers, in
fact they often call me. They are having fun; you couldn't pay them to do
what they do. Since Ed perfectly fits your description of a top SO, he
probably has had the same experience. The imagined concept of "captive"
rovers doesn't seem to exist in my neighborhood. Maybe the farther we are
separated geographically from the competition the more we suspect their
motives???? From the multiop's point of view, it's not necessary to have
"your" rovers refuse to work others to give you a competitive advantage; the
fact that they are roving fairly close to your station is already giving you
that advantage. What's wrong with that? Sure, those rovers help their
Elmering sponsors (in a major way). But they help us too and we are
grateful.
Keep it up. I enjoy your style of reporting.
73,
Jim
W4RX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ev Tupis (W2EV)" <w2ev@arrl.net>
To: <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:07 AM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Captivating Rovers [was: A Brief History of...]
> Ed Kucharski well noted just how much of an impact that Rovers can have on
the
> score of a multiop. HUGE. :)
>
> Does anyone think this fact has escaped the operators of the multiops?
Now put
> yourself in THEIR shoes for a moment.
>
> BTW...there's a difference between a captive rover and
> a captivated rover. The first has yet to be proven
> to exist. The second is drawn to work you, much like
> a candy store captivates my three year old twins.
>
> ---- The MegaMultiop (though this fits top SO's, too) ----
> o You are the 800 pound gorilla...high power, good location, good
> antennas and trained operators.
> o You hear a Rover (and know that they will be there only as long as
> they're having fun [oh no, not THAT again!].
> o You get their attention (see the first bullet) and run-the-bands
> as quickly and intensly (see the second bullet) as you can, employing
> tactics that include verbal intensity, cajole and pseudo intimidation.
>
> The Rover complies (cause it's fun to run all of those bands with someone
who
> can be easily worked). <-- re-read this line. Now for the kicker...
>
> ---- The Rover ----
> Who are you going to spend more time (it's limited in any one location)
> attempting to work?
> A. An easily heard, well trainied multiop with all the bands you have
> B. A relatively hard to hear SOLP with three of the bottom 4 bands
>
> This brings yet another discussion full circle: the lamentation that the
VHF
> contest has turned into a defacto microwave contest. There's a reason for
> uwaves to have such a draw. Don't be the "last caveman to discover fire".
>
> o Get active on those other bands (the Rovers will love YOU more).
> o Get noticable power (the Rovers will love YOU more).
> o Practice running the bands quickly and efficiently (the Rovers
> will love YOU more).
>
> Before long...they'll know to find YOU. B-i-n-g-o: you've CAPTIVATED
them.
>
> This is the best kept secret of the "top 10%" of the score submitters.
> Unfortunately, one it is not really so much a secret as much as it is
something
> that the other 90% simply refuse to learn. Is it really that much more
> [fun/satisfying/entertaining] to complain that someone else has an
advantage
> than it is to expend more effort ones self?
>
> Ev, W2EV
>
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