Author: peter h via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:28:54 -0400
Entering as a /M from only 1 grid can't be done!: A problem which still has not been fixed!! SOLP/SOHP won't do it, single Op Portable QRP won't do it, Rover won't do it. bt73Pete, N6ZE in DM4ne toda
Yes, mobiles are not treated well in the rules if they stay in one grid. The Ad Hoc committee knows about this and it would be straight forward to fix, but it has not come about. If they want to enco
One could make the argument that anyone "mobile" is roving around from one spot to another. The issue as I see it is in the scoring. Rovers who do operate from more than one grid have a significant s
Mike - I guess I was not clear enough in my original response to Petes lament about mobile operation. Neither Pete nor I are necessarily advocating for a new mobile category. Rather he is advocating
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 22:28:39 -0600
I have heard this complaint for quite a while and agree its a problem, although I never equated it with the growth of VHF contesting. I now see that it could. This should be a simple rule change. Add
Author: peter h via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 01:45:35 -0400
16JUN15 0540utc In my head, the only change to rules would be to permit Rover operation from various locations in 1 or more grids, instead of needing to establish 2 way communications from 2 or more
Jay, Interesting idea. This does look like a "clean up" issue in the rules. I was thinking the Rover categories could just be changed to allow staying in one grid. Either approach could work. The mob
I have been advocating the same thing for a few years, that we need some way to include mobile stations who don't operate from more than 1 grid. Field Day has a mobile category. Most state QSO partie
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:23:22 -0600
Changing the Rover description to allow a single grid operation would be the EASIEST, but would sort of violate the spirit of roving. I didn't want to suggest changing any rule, just adding a clarifi
The way the rules are now, you cannot work a station more than once from one grid. A mobile station can only work stations once if that person stays in one grid. I don't understand why a person would
Is this really a problem in practice? What does the log checker do if you enter a single grid rover? --jhawk@mit.edu John Hawkinson KB1CGZ _______________________________________________ VHFcontestin
I think the concern here is that rovers get an extra 1 multiplier bonus for every grid they activate. But one could make one of three simple changes to "fix" it: 1. Rovers must activate at least 2 gr
I don't think it is the intention of the rules to exclude mobiles. Looking at the rules to see whare a mobile can fit, I see no restriction as to why a mobile cannot simply enter as single operator.
There are lots of scenarios where a person might want to be a one-grid rover: 1. Anyone who must drive somewhere during the contest. For example, someone who has to quit contesting from home and must
Message: 5 Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:51:07 -0400 From: Michael Clarson <wv2zow@gmail.com> To: peter h <n6ze@aol.com> Cc: VHF Contesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Ent
Mark, Not really. General rule 3.7 specifies a 500' circle for all stations (which is modified in the VHF rules for rovers). See: http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-all-arrl-contests Best, Darryl
Nothing in the rules state that the 500" circle is stationary EXCEPT for the portable category.Since 500 ft was specifically stated as stationary for portable, allowing the single op circle to be mob
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:58:31 +0000
So, the maximum circle rule for VHF has a different intent then the same rule for HF contesting ? Jay W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO ________________________
Darryl, I don't necessarilydisagree with what you are saying but the lack an explicit definition for nonrover land based mobiles (or portable stations that are allowed to berelocated) is confusing in
Not true. Section 9 of the June VHF Contest rules (http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf) state: -- 9. Other: 9.1. See "General Rules for All ARRL Contests" and "General Rules for ARRL Contests on bands abov