Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:43:51 -0700
The ARRL contest rules specifically discourage captive and circle roving. General Rules for ARRL Contests on Bands Above 50 MHz 2.3.5. reads "All Rovers are encouraged to adopt operating practices th
Perhaps some real data might help illustrate. In a recent VHF contest (January), one of us uncalibrated HF contest types participated in the N6NB team. Here is the log from that effort: www.kkn.net/
In the January, 1993 contest, the first circle roving effort (team KA1ZE) was so controversial in effect that it led to the infamous rules change in rover scoring and nearly killed off the category.
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:35:40 -0700 (PDT)
Kenneth, "Wishing" and "reality" are different things. The rules can say anything they want (the wish), but if they aren't enforced (the reality), they are meaningless. I also pointed out that I beli
Hello Stan and the group, Sorry but you have your history wrong... The first contest won by rovers using grid circling was the January 1992 VHF Sweepstakes. WB9EEA/R (+AA9D) did one full four corners