What would the consensus be if a rover was found to have made 60 QSOs with only one station. Would that be a problem? Or maybe 36 QSOs? What if there were a number of cases like that with a single st
As long as they were valid contacts-Both exchanges sent/received on a legal amateur frequency-how can I have a problem with it? They have followed the rules of the contest 73s John NE0P http://lists.
As long as they were valid contacts-Both exchanges sent/received on a legal amateur frequency-how can I have a problem with it? They have followed the rules of the contest Mike agrees However if they
Yeah, but do you really want a rule stating that you must work everyone you hear? I personally would like to meet some of these captive rovers. I can't imagine that anyone's idea of fun is driving ar
Yeah, but do you really want a rule stating that you must work everyone you hear? Oh heavens no! ... Besides how could you prove it? Mike Urich www.ka5cvh.com www.ka5cvh.com/democracy.htm
If they were legitimate qso's, i.e. call and grid were exchanged and acknowledged both ways, I do not see this violates any rule so I wouldn't care if there were a thousand such qso's. I've said thi
It seems like we always look at the "captive" rover question from the standpoint of the "mother ship". It seems to me that each of these captive rovers are manned by one or more people. You would thi
It seems to me that each of these captive rovers are manned by one or more people. You would think that these people were enjoying themselves, or they would not waste a weekend driving around to work
Who cares? I have more important issues to deal with than worrying about what somebody else does. Like all the email I have had to erase on this subject. Tom AC5TM
Based on some of the comments I have seen posted on this subject recently (and in the past) it is clear to me that many do not understand the issue of captive rovers. I am going to make an attempt at
As you can see the contest becomes a race to see how many guys you can get on to work just you on these high point value bands. Maybe now you will understand why this might be a problem. If there wer
I'm inclined to think that perhaps you do not understand the issue. The example you created could of been based on increasing your power, getting better antennas, more bands, more modes, better locat
We veterans all understand quite well !! We have ever since the rover class was started AND we went from Section multipliers to grid multipliers !! Going from Section multipliers to grid multipliers
Our group just keeps plugging away from the corn fields of Indiana.........how's that for a handicap ?? Yep, central and northern Indiana is ~almost as flat as the coastal bend of Texas. Mike Urich,
I think the issue comes down to the fact that a "captive rover" doesn't work anyone else than the station he's "captivated" by. It's great that someone wants to invest time and money to put together
George, 1) VHF Contests are merely an adjunct activity to the daily experience. I don't fire up my station just to keep in "tune for the contest season". I actively work on improving the NF of my pre
As a solution to all of this nonsence, I've came up with a counter measure. I'm currently looking for volunteers to set up a complete 10 band station to be my "Captive Multi-op". Send your resume to:
Just a thought... The only thing that bothers be about "captive" rovers is that a couple of times I've heard about "alien rovers" coming into new territory, and bumping into other rovers at particula
For the January contest, we promoted a rover party at a 4 corner intersection, on Saturday night. It was a gas. We had six or eight rovers. Everybody working everybody and the fixed stations were hav