ARRL Contest rules state: "Object: To work AS MANY AMATEUR STATIONS in as many
different 2 degrees x 1 degree grid squares as possible..." (CAPS are mine).
Open socialization is the foundation on which all participation is created.
The ARRL's present Rover Category rules incentivize anti-social behavior.
Until the Rover Category rules align with the ARRL's published core-objective,
there will be turmoil.
Until then, consider anti-social (not "all") Rover Category operation to be
simply a Contest Within A Contest that *occasionally* allows you to benefit
(when they're distracted from their clique` long enough to make a contact with
you, too), and move on.
Ev Tupis, W2EV
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