I wasn't really think that the rules should be changed just so someone can
make QSOs on their way to Safeway or Walmart. I had a couple of different
situations in mind:
1. The guy who takes the family to visit Grandma on Saturday or Sunday
afternoon, turns on the mobile rig to find 6m open and a contest going on.
Makes 40 or 50 QSOs on the way there or back. The XYL or one of the kids
logs for him. They all see how much fun ham radio can be, especially VHF
contesting. The problem is that Grandma lives in the same grid as them.
The family doesn't want to take a side trip to another grid. Or maybe
family obligations prevent a trip to another grid, or maybe he/she does
drive there but the band has closed by the time they get there.
We constantly lament how we need more VHF operators, more activity in VHF
contests, etc. Do we want to tell this guy "We don't want your log", or
"We don't like or care what you did, it doesn't fit in our contest, your
QSOs don't count for you." Not a great way to attract new blood to VHF
contesting.
2. North of town we have Mt. Scott, which you can drive up, has a parking
lot on top, and is 1000 feet above the average terrain here. Great spot to
operate from. However, Mt.Scott closes at night, so you have to leave.
Once you go home, you have no incentive to make any QSOs from your home
station, or even on the drive home, because you cannot add them to your Mt.
Scott score. You could submit a separate log from the home QTH if you
operated QRP portable from the mountain top. Or you could use a club
callsign from home if you had access to one, and you use a completely
different radio at home than you did from the mountaintop-I don't, I only
own one SSB/CW radio.
So this would be another situation which would discourage some VHF contest
QSOs to be made.
Modifying the rover rules to allow for operations from one grid only would
solve both of these issues.
73 John AF5CC
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Paul Kiesel via VHFcontesting <
vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
> I've been sitting back here, watching the discussion. Initially, my
> feeling about this was that modifying the contest rules to take into
> account operators who jump into their cars to drive to Safeway and want to
> get points for contest QSOs made during the drive is almost certainly a
> waste of time. Sure, there might be a couple of guys who will go to the
> trouble to submit their logs at the end of the contest, but most wouldn't.
> Essentially, the benefit such operators get is that they contributed to the
> scores of the competitors. They, themselves, are surely not competitors,
> and the ARRL should not change the rules to allow for this. So, my initial
> thoughts on this remain the same, despite the various arguments pro and con.
> Paul, K7CW
> From: John Geiger <af5cc2@gmail.com>
> To: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
> Cc: "vhfcontesting@contesting.com" <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Roving in one grid ?
>
> Jay,
>
> That is when I suggested changing the rover category rules, to make some
> sort of provision that rovers have to operate in 2 (or more) spots at least
> 500 meters from each other. Make it a couple of miles if you wish. Now
> that would really take a coax run.....
>
> John AF5CC
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Mike - I'll make a prediction.
> >
> > Change the Rover class to allow a Rover to enter by visiting one grid
> > and one of these days, the Law of Unintended Consequences will kick
> > in. A guy will coax jumper from his vehicle over to his massive
> > VHF/UHF antenna farm in his back yard, run the whole contest that way,
> > turn in a 300K score as a classic Rover, kick everyone's butt or break
> > a long-standing record, totally piss off the Rover community and cause
> > the rules to be re-written again.
> >
> > THAT is why I suggested just amending the definition of Single Op to
> > include mobiles, which would not impact ANY existing class in any way.
> >
> > Jay W9RM
> >
> > Keith J Morehouse
> > Managing Partner
> > Calmesa Partners G.P.
> > Olathe, CO
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 7:57 PM, R. Michael West <k6nc@saciplaw.com>
> > wrote:
> > > If this change were made to Section 2.5: "....who move in or among one
> > or more grid squares.......", I believe this issue would be resolved.
> > >
> > > That's for those who think it may be necessary. Personally, I don't.
> > >
> > > It is ridiculous to create a new category for mobile operators who
> > operate during a contest in only one grid, IMHO.
> > >
> > > After all, it's a contest, not a drive out to WalMart with the rig to
> > make a few contacts on the way.
> > >
> > > Next will be a call for new categories for bicycle mobiles, walking
> > mobiles, canoe mobile, and the rest.
> > >
> > > 73, Mike K6NC
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