well I didnt want to drag the sprints into this but and its limited time
pretty much limites you to 4 to 6 grids
however i do not beliece the sprint rules out aeronautical mobiles so that
texas group could get into planes and circle and move quicly.
would that be a rule violation or just a violation of whats fair play?
frank
> [Original Message]
> From: Zack Widup <w9sz@prairienet.org>
> To: Ed K1EP <k1ep@mgef.org>
> Cc: <k3uhf@earthlink.net>; <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Date: 8/25/2005 7:14:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Grid Circling
>
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Ed K1EP wrote:
>
> > At 8/25/2005 09:05 AM, frank bechdoldt wrote:
> > >well were up to about 60 percent who think its wring so thats 25 of us.
> >
> > I attempted to write to Frank off the list, but he has his mail
> > blocked, so I will pose my question to him via the list.
> >
> > "It seems to me that speak from experience as a rover and are rather
> > vocal as to the captive rover arguments. I see that you have submitted
> > rover logs in the past, but I also see that you have not used bands
> > above 1.2G. Is that true? Have you ever rovered with microwaves or
> > used microwaves to work rovers?"
> >
>
> Well, I kind of did it once. I worked a station at the corner of 4 grid
> squares in the Microwave Sprint a few months ago. I then moved into
> another of the grids and we did it again. I then stayed put and tried to
> work as many others as I could while the other station took off north. I
> never worked him again in that contest. I don't think either of us came
> anywhere near winning the Sprint because of that little experiment.
>
> I'm not really set up to rove, as it takes me almost an hour to set up my
> station as it is now. As I've now found what I think is the best site
> in my area for hilltopping (EN50rl - nowhere near a grid corner) I'll
> probably be using that most of the time from now on.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
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