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From: stanka1ze@aol.com
To: stanka1ze@aol.com
Sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 3:47 pm
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] rover rules
Ev,
I agree, we should just cut through all of the BS and fix the problem.
As a member of the community of contesters, I can not see how perfecting grid
circling
benefits either the entrant, the contest, or the hobby. I would be in favor of
a rule forbidding the practice.
If we allow it to continue, we are only condoning it and encouraging all
classes of Rovers to
make it part of their operating strategy in order to be competitive. It may be
pretty cool to
make 16 qso's per band in 1 intersection, but not as cool as putting a really
difficult
contact in the log that you really had to work for.
I do understand and agree that Wayne has not only played the game to the letter
of the law, but He has also
spent a small fortune doing it.
Stan
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:17:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Ev Tupis <w2ev@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] rover rules
To: VHF Contesting eMail Remailer <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
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Hi Jim,
In regard to "absurdly high scores generated by re/contacting a small number of
participants...and being rewarded for doing so, publicly", there are several
"fixes" that can be applied. I've suggested several over the years,
including...
(a) enforce existing rules that infer the practice of contacting
only a small number of stations is not the purpose of the contest
(b) define the practice of "grid circling" and ban it
(c) limit the ability for rovers to re-activate grids
Though all three suggestions would work to reach a "fix", they have met with
considerable resistance (often from different audiences). The resistance is
usually associated with past practices that would have be modified, while the
problem is "fixed".
The discussion seems to be caught in "engineering purgatory". It is the place
where everyone likes to "tweak" without ever reaching a final, stable state. :)
I'm ok with that, too. :))
Regards,
Ev, W2EV
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