good work on the website to promote interest. And No you do not need to be an expert opperator to get in on being an effective rover. Any monkey can do it and have some fun, I know because I do and s
So if I have this correct a limited rover can still pack 10 bands and grid circle with rovers as a team with stations that fit in a lunchbox to over inflate their scores with QSOs made across a farme
Yes it seems they were not paying attention to the input on the 4 band issue. They should of set the 3 basic bands and let a guy pick the fourth. Now the cheapest option is a 222 fm radio. Well in fa
Here is the wikapedia definition of grid circling. I sent it on to the ARRL staff so they understand the issue. Its time to write them yourselves, ARRL president down. Grid circling Grid circling is
Ok now to get descriptive about what spirit means to the common folk. Spirit can be defined as intent. One of the statements in the contest rules is to encourage as many contacts with as many station
actually my vuac member resigned on the same day of the anouncement. I don't blame him. The contest is controlled by too few people who do not have the balls to even publish the logs our duespay to p
If one does not want to compete, go out and rove and do not turn in a log. If there is no competition here why dont we have vhf+ get together with all these rules as an informal measuring stick. But
you are penalized, your wife disenfanchised you from the possibility of getting an award based on blocking your ability to participate and turn in a log. You are correct. ____________________________
it sounds like the vuac tried, thats why I havent said anything here about them. Can we get the list of people on the PSC and are they contest enterants? _____________________________________________
Below is a list of people on the PSC. Everyone with an opinion should chime in. thoughtfuly of course. All being said they should of waited until september. Director Bruce Frahm, KØBJ Chair k0bj@arrl
To the ARRL PSC and Ethics Committees. My name is Frank Bechdoldt, my call is K3UHF, I have been a ham for 25 years when I got my ticket at the age of 13. I was active in Mars while aboard the USS Ni
I thought my open letter was more diplomatic... I debate if it can be resolved in the confines of the ARRl and other contests are needed so they have some competition. and to k3lfo 's post, I would h
Not to really pick on AA5JG but to pick at his point. In what you said, just turn in a check log if you are doing it for fun. But a contest is a contest and there needs to be an agreement on acceptab
Thanks for the support write them yourself and I would include the ARRL president and staff or spell check what I wrote and cut and paste. (HI HI). I dont think anyone wants to hand out awards with s
Win at all cost is the guy who provides 10 stations to puff up his own score The poll taken by the guy in Texas 2 or 3 years ago, maybe 4 or 5 now showed that amongst rovers that over 60 percent disa
and the wrong doers are weeded out after a few chances to correct themselves. the arrl does not weed _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® goes with you. http://w
how about narrowing that down to those who rove? the problem in this comunity is that no one cares until they come for you..... QUOTE I counted with matches (so i might be off a couple) 183 no to 106
Jim you are technically correct. The grid circling dance has somewhat ended. However the bunch in California has since roved in a caravan working QSOs that are in the vast majority with them selves.
Well Nate, Im unsure if that was 280 rovers or out of 280 responses. I may be wrong on the exact percentage. It is definitely unscientific and the poll had other issues as well. The problem I have is
I used topo usa and bolded the longitude and latitude lines on the lap top. It also gave point to point milage for would be stops and opperating positions. k3uhf _____________________________________