You don't have to wait for the scores to come out. Take a look at the log
submissions and you'll see that they have the claimed scores posted. Put that
into a spreadsheet and take a look at the top score in each rover category.
You will notice that the top in all three have more than double the next
highest score and that the call signs are the same as those listed in the grid
circling soapbox.
Yes, I know the claimed scores are not final. Its preliminary, but when the
difference is so dramatic, its pretty instructive for this discussion.
Steve
K4GUN/R
-------------- Original message --------------
From: James Duffey <JamesDuffey@comcast.net>
> Dan - You wrote:
>
> I don't understand how they pulled it off. [If, in fact they did grid
> circle. I wasn't there.]
>
> It seems to me the limited and classic [10 bands each...] Rover would
> exceeded the 100 limit when they hit the fifth grid? Did they then
> go their own way?
>
> I am not, nor is anyone, really sure of what they "pulled off", if
> anything. By reading the soapbox and reviewing the claimed scores,
> K4GUN and others surmise that they developed and implemented a
> technique for maximizing scores by grid squaring for the classic and
> limited rover divisions in addition to the previous techniques
> developed for the now unlimited class. Whether or not this is true
> will need to wait until the scores and results come out. And, if it it
> is true, the results will tell whether or not they were successful at
> it.
>
> I am not sure what they did, nor do I really care, as long as they
> followed the rules as written. But if I were to do something like
> this, here is how I would pull it off:
>
> Assemble the usual 3 or 4 rovers with 10 band capability to compete in
> the unlimited rover class. Nothing changes here.
>
> Add in one or more classic rovers with the same 10 bands.
>
> Add in one or more limited rovers with 4 bands.
>
> The classic and limited rovers tag along with the unlimited rovers
> from grid convergence to grid convergence.
>
> The unlimited rovers operate as usual, except with respect to the
> classic and limited rovers. They work each other and fixed stations.
>
> The classic rover manages his 100 contacts per rover limit so that he
> receives a multiplier for each one. With 10 bands, he has a potential
> for 10 multipliers per grid, so he will run out of QSOs with one rover
> after 10 grids if he works them only once per grid, not every possible
> combination of grids. He cannot work every possible combination of
> grids at a convergence in order to maximize his multiplier per QSO,
> but needs to only work unique grid-QSOs for multipliers. If additional
> grids are visited after the 100 QSO per rover is reached, then he
> works another rover for those new multipliers. With some prior
> planning, he has not made QSOs with this rover at the first grids he
> visited so that he has not used up his 100 QSO quota before the new
> grids are reached. Having maximized his multipliers from rovers, he is
> free to work other rovers for QSO points. He will work fixed stations
> for additional multipliers and QSO points at any time.
>
> The limited rover does the same thing, except that with only 4 bands,
> the rover entourage will need to visit 25 grids before he runs out of
> his 100 QSO quota, unless he works additional grid combinations that
> don't result in new multipliers early in the contest. He also works
> fixed stations for additional QSO points and multipliers.
>
> The unlilmited rovers get credit for the additional QSOs with the
> Classic and Limited class rovers. As the classic and limited rovers
> are managing their QSOs with the unlimited rovers to maximize
> multipliers, the unlimited rovers do not get the full advantage of
> these rovers participating in the grid squaring exercise, but they get
> more QSO points.
>
> It would be pretty straight forward, although tedious, to work out the
> proper combinations before hand to maximize multipliers and QSO points
> before hand, and generate check lists for use during the contest. Or,
> I one could write a computer logging program which handled all this.
>
> One can tweak this scheme. For example, if the limited rover chose his
> 4 bands to be above 2.4 GHz he would receive the maximum QSO points
> per QSO.
>
> I believe that this is all within the contest rules and guidelines, if
> they work stations outside of the pack without discrimination. I think
> that the California group did that, even going to the extent of
> outfitting a fixed station with 10 band capability for a QRP Portable
> entry. This scheme is not trivial to implement though; it requires
> operators who are alert and know what they are doing. It certainly is
> not cheap.
>
> I think I got this right. If not I am sure I will hear about it. Are
> there other ways to accomplish this? - Duffey
> --
> KK6MC
> James Duffey
> Cedar Crest NM
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> VHFcontesting mailing list
> VHFcontesting@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
_______________________________________________
VHFcontesting mailing list
VHFcontesting@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
|