Following up on K2DRH's comments. As a six band rover in normal propagation
distance from K2DRH, WB9Z, N2BJ and other world class midwestern VHF+
contesters I have never been passed over by any of these champion operators.
They have never looked to see if they have already had the grid.
Maybe it's a "midwestern thing" but all of the above, plus other regional VHF+
star contesters follow us around, keeping track of us, going for the 12 QSO
points at every possible opportunity.
Tim K0PG
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From: k2drh@sanasys.com
> *******************snip********************************
> The same situation also exists for rovers. For example, I might rove near
> a fixed station and work him on all bands while I'm close and get that
> grid on those bands. Later, if I am 300 miles away, all I can get for
> working him is QSO points. So for a difficult QSO that might take several
> minutes, I have to decide if I would be better off to proceed to the next
> grid and keep on moving on rather than spend that kind of time.
> ******************snip********************************
>
> This seems to be one sad and probably unintended consequence of messing
> with the Rover rules. As a single op who has no "pass" problems and can
> dedicate my full attention to any given band run, this legitimate concern
> on the Rover's part hurts my chances of him stopping and taking a little
> more time to maybe squeeze another mult or two out of it.
>
> My rule is to never pass up a chance to work every band ANY station has,
> no matter how many times I've worked the grid already. Sometimes one has
> to bow to practicality on the longer hauls if the prop is just not there,
> but you never know for sure until you try!
>
> 73 de Bob2 K2DRH
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