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Re: [VHFcontesting] Rover Misconceptions

To: "Bill Burgess" <ve3cru@rac.ca>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Rover Misconceptions
From: "John D'Ausilio" <jdausilio@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:39:47 -0500
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I think what's been expressed is not that they *must* operate as UR,
but that they *should* given that the category was designed just for
them ..

de w1rt/john

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Bill Burgess <ve3cru@rac.ca> wrote:
> I note that some are of the belief that grid circling rovers must operate as 
> Unlimited Rovers.  Not true!  Under the current rules, any rover is allowed 
> 100 qso's with any other rover, regardless of how made, including grid 
> circling.  Only those wanting to exceed 100 qso's per rover must operate as 
> Unlimited.
>
> A 10 band 2 rover team can run 40 qso's at a grid corner if one rover remains 
> fixed and the other does a sweep.  If the fixed rover does a rotation, 160 
> qso's can be made without moving to another set of grid corners.  Easy to do 
> for big points gain.  Also easy for some to cover one grid corner first day, 
> and one or more on the second as more hours available on the second day.  Add 
> more rovers to double, triple or more the qso points, with no increase in 
> grid multipliers.
>
> Bill   VE3CRU/R
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