I also think the end result of these rules would make a 2.3 GHz and up
Limited Rover ineffective as well, so it would eliminate the need to
restrict Limited Rovers to certain bands. If Limited Rover is intended for
new rovers without much cashola we should encourage them to get on with any
four bands they can afford, even if that's 2m, 70cm, 33cm, and 23cm all on
FM. (When you have a meager allowance you spend lots of time contesting on
FM. :-)
73! Chris N9YH
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Christopher Burke <chris@n9yh.com> wrote:
> Here's what I would propose:
>
> 1) Rovers must work a fixed station to get multiplier credit for activating
> a new grid. This doesn't apply to Unlimited Rovers.
>
> 2) Rovers don't work other rovers for multiplier credit - you still get
> your QSO points, but no mults. This doesn't apply to Unlimited Rovers.
> Multipliers are what makes your score skyrocket - not Qs. This encourages
> rovers to work fixed stations. (I suspect most rovers are already working
> fixed stations primarily and this doesn't affect anyone. If it does, we
> could tweak it.)
>
> 3) 50% of fixed station contacts need to be with other fixed stations
> (including QRP portable). Fixed stations that don't adhere to this can be
> worked by rovers for QSO points, but not multipliers. This keeps a grid
> circling party from dropping portable stations at waypoints to work the
> rovers then pack up and leave. This can't be that hard to check for, even
> if the fixed station doesn't submit a log. It can't be that hard to figure
> out the logs that the call appears in. If 50% of those logs are other fixed
> stations, it's in. If not, it's out.
>
> If we did this you could still go out and grid circle, but all you would
> get are QSO points and no multipliers making grid circling an ineffective
> strategy for Limited and Traditional Rovers. I realize it's kind of
> academic, the VUAC will do whatever the VUAC will do, but does this make
> sense to anybody else?
>
--
Chris Burke
chris@n9yh.com
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