Bruce, WW1M, is correct. The single op rover category was ignored. I know I put that in my response to the survey. I'm sure others did too. If there was anything that would have been more positive th
Dave has always been ultra responsive and puts out a quality product. M2, on the otherhand, is not what they were in the KLM days. I was disappointed with several M2 purchases made a couple of years
I sure don't see where there's any fun in letting your computer make contacts for you. I guess the Deep Search controversy is the mode where the computer finds near matches to calls in your database
Ron, You hit the nail on the head with your comments on APRS and findu.com. I was trying to make the point that APRS being used for locating where Rovers are is no different than knowing where a fixe
Pete, There's an option number 4 also: 4) Stop participating, sell your VHF/UHF gear and concentrate on another aspect of Amateur Radio. As for me, I picked option 4 and am going back to low band CW
The VHF Contesting results being in QST before being on the web falls right in line with QST being available in stores a week or more before being delivered to subscribers/League Members. And the ARR
Glad the APRS rule was cleared up. True to form, the ARRL is still out of touch with those who are Rovers for their VHF/UHF contests. For a brief moment, when I read the incorrect rule, I almost regr
Steve and others, A generator is nice, but there are, as with most everything, both pros and cons. On the plus side, you have a source of power that should be good for the entire contest. I tried one
Every VHF contest brings up some issue that gets tossed around forever. It gets old fast. There are so many ways the rules could be "violated". Seeing all this controversy, along with the new, "impro
It gets better all the time. Gosh, now the talk on the VHF contesting list is about eliminating one of the three actual VHF bands from a contest that is called what???? ARRL June or Sept VHF QSO Part
Actually I thought he was talking about HF in general. :-) < Actually Mike, I hope the smile at the end means you are kidding. There are many aspects of HF operation that require skill and learning
Don't hold your breath waiting for the ARRL and its VUAC to implement this kind of scoring. They think just came out with "new and improved" VHF contesting rules that they think are great??? And we a
PAR Electronics makes some fine Omni antennas. I've used the OA-50 in my attic with very good results. I've also used stacked OA-144s, OA-222s and OA-432s with good results when roving. All three of
I hope Bill & Company have better luck from FM13 than I did a few years ago. I posted my Rover plans on here and other lists in hope of getting folks to point their beams that way. It didn't work. I
Hi Bill, Maybe the website will help too. I'd keep posting everywhere you can to make folks aware of your operation. When I went to FM13 I thought a few posts would be enough but it wasn't. I did muc
The use of APRS by rovers to ONLY indicate what grid they were currently in, without conditions, was basically shot down by the ARRL when they announced their "new" VHF Contesting rules. It was reall
Mike, When I was roving, I used a Garmin eTrex Vista. It worked great and will display Maidenhead Grid Squares - 6 alphanumeric characters. I'm not sure if any other manufacturer will allow you to se
Why don't you guys just stop bashing rovers? They don't compete with fixed stations. The so called "Grid Circling Group" is out there having fun. They have a considerable investment in their gear jus
Why don't you guys just stop bashing rovers? They don't compete with fixed stations. The so called "Grid Circling Group" is out there having fun. They have a considerable investment in their gear jus
Let's just go back to ARRL Sections as being the multiplier........ That would eliminate all of this grid junk. (jk) 73, Dave N8AG _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailin