I agree with John and Tom...as someone who IS fairly active as a rover, I would
stop roving if ALL QSO points with other rovers were 'set' to be zero.
HOWEVER, if the *first* contact I made on each band with another rover in a
given grid (*regardless* of >my< grid) got QSO Point credit, but further QSOs
(as I changed >my< grid) with that same rover in that same given grid got zero
points (kind of like we only get credit for the *first* time we work a
multiplier/grid square for each given band), I'd be OK with that. Of course,
that creates an entirely NEW Grid Circling strategy which can still be done for
an increase in score (though not as great an increase), but it also encourages
more time and effort to try and work stations OTHER than a circling partner or
members of your 'pack'. Admittedly, there would be some situations where the
OTHER rover would want contacts but I would have no incentive to work them and
vice versa, but I'd hope that I and the other rover( s) would find a way to
work that out.
73, JK
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Carney<mailto:tomc7@earthlink.net>
To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com<mailto:vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 11:20
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Rule Change Discussion
Ditto NE0P's comments.
Most rovers out here are relatively low power, small antenna stations.
Other than the first 30 minutes of a contest, I virtually never work a rover
that is in a grid square I need (except for a six meter opening). I would
have no incentive to work other rover.
73, Tom K6EU/r
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger (NE0P)" <ne0p@lcisp.com<mailto:ne0p@lcisp.com>>
To: "'Bob Naumann - W5OV'" <W5OV@W5OV.com<mailto:W5OV@W5OV.com>>;
<vhfcontesting@contesting.com<mailto:vhfcontesting@contesting.com>>;
<mclarson@rcc.com<mailto:mclarson@rcc.com>>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Rule Change Discussion
> IT would also discourage most people from going out roving.
>
> 73s John NE0P
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Michael J. Clarson" <mclarson@rcc.com<mailto:mclarson@rcc.com>>
> Reply-To: mclarson@rcc.com<mailto:mclarson@rcc.com>
> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:40:09 -0400
>
> > Bob: A suggested scoring change (made several weeks ago and did not
> >generate much in the way of comments, pro or con, which makes me think
the
> >real activity for most is complaining, and not the betterment of the
> >contests) would be to have rover to rover QSO's count ZERO points. You'd
get
> >multipliers, but no points. That would sure reduce the circling scores
and
> >encourage the working of stations outside the group. --Mike, WV2ZOW
> >
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