Every year I like to participate in the ARRL June VHF QSO Party contest as a Rover. They've been loving my submissions as Unlimited Rover. Now, I can see the difference between Limited and Unlimited
It appears to me that Classic Rover allows only two operators at most and can operate on any and all VHF+ bands. Limited Rover permits only two operators using only the four lowest bands. Unlimited R
Author: Jarred Jackson <jarred.jackson@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:53:44 +0000
Simple, but incomplete response. Limited - 4 lower Bands, power restrictions, can submit for club competition. Classic - All bands, two op. Restriction, 100 QSO limit with other rovers. Can submit fo
Zack and all, I looked that one up too.. Seems like the unlimited is meant to be the "multi-multi" of rovers? pretty much anything goes. Is the 3.5.7 exemption meant to deal with "grid circling"? see
Unlimited allows the use of external power, antennas, etc. It also allows 3 or more operators. K1SIG/R ran as Unlimited in January, as we had 3 of us in the car. Technically, you could avoid putting
Hi: The main reason I typically enter as an unlimited rover is due to the 3.5.3 exemption. I often will "off load" one set of antennas and "up load" another set of antennas during the contest. (The a
Larissa - You asked: Now, I can see the difference between Limited and Unlimited Rover categories, but why is there a separate category for Classic Rover? What are the differences? The big difference
Rick K1DS goes pretty well in depth into some of the shenanigans that the rover packs would get into in one of his videos on roving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baETPvsxcdI&t=2687s When you start
Sean - One persons shenanigans are another persons strategies and tactics. Pack roving in VHF + contesting is one way to address very different levels of activity, mostly microwave, across the USA. Y
I didn't mean shenanigans in a negative way, I'm a fan of shenanigans! The SCCC and other groups that drive a lot of these rules changes are masters of seeing exactly how to work the rules to maximiz
OK Sean - I took your shenanigans comment wrong. Sorry. - Duffey KK6MC James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@conte
Hmmm,.. I could see a pack of 4 rover stations with 10 bands each activating just four grids (let's say it's one corner where 4 grids come together) would exceed the 100 rover qso quota from essentia
Bill - The pack rovers operating in the Classic Rover class are using the 100 QSO limit to maximize multipliers and QSO points, meaning they focus on the higher microwave bands, not the number of QSO
Hi Duffey, yeah I get that. I guess I'd have a hard time NOT working a new multiplier though if it was "available".. Here in the boondocks it really doesn't even factor in, qso's being so few and far
No worries, email isn't the greatest at conveying contextual information. During contests, I tend to look at "what is most fun." Scoring high and winning a category is definitely fun, so I like to lo