Rick K1DS goes pretty well in depth into some of the shenanigans that the
rover packs would get into in one of his videos on roving:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baETPvsxcdI&t=2687s
When you start to get a little into the history, you can see what specific
events triggered the somewhat odd rules here or there. I appreciate that
they created the Unlimited class to allow the rules-bending outside-the-box
stuff to continue, while protecting the groups that don't want to play
those games.
Sean WA1TE
On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 1:45 PM JamesDuffey <jamesduffey@comcast.net> wrote:
> Larissa - You asked:
> “Now, I can see the difference between Limited and Unlimited Rover
> categories, but why
> is there a separate category for Classic Rover? What are the differences?”
>
> The big difference between the Classic Rover class and the Unlimited Rover
> class is that the Classic Rover class is limited to 100 QSOes with other
> rovers; there is no such limitation in the Unlimited Rover class. The
> Unlimited Rover cannot contribute the score earned to a club score. In VHF
> contests, the club competition is big, so this is a significant difference.
> There are other differences, the Unlimited Rover can have an unlimited
> number of operators, the Classic Rover is limited to two operators and
> everything that the classic rover uses to make QSOes must be hauled by one
> vehicle while in the Unlimited Rover one doesn’t need to haul anything with
> the rover at all.
>
> The Unlimited Rover category was instituted to address what many saw as a
> problem to VHF contesting and roving, that is pack roving. To what an
> extent pack roving was (is?) a significant problem depends on many factors.
> I won’t go into that here, but you can get more than a flavor of it by
> perusing the archives of this list for the first 7 or 8 years of this
> century. Among other things it is an interesting view into psyche of
> VHF/UHF contesters. Whatever one’s stance on pack roving, the Unlimited
> Rover category has had few, if any, entries from pack rovers over the 10
> years of its existence and in my opinion has failed to gain traction as a
> class. Not allowing Unlimited Rovers to contribute to a club score has kept
> the pack rovers in the Classic Rover class, and by judicious choice of
> QSOes with other rovers, large scores can still be generated by pack rovers
> in the Classic Rover class even with the 100 QSO limit. Hence there is no
> real incentive to go to the Unlimited Rover class.
>
> I have operated in all three classes and get the most satisfaction out of
> the Classic Rover class, but by operating Limited Rover I am more
> competitive nationally and the setup is quick. There is much less
> competition operating in the Unlimited Rover class, but I have found that
> winning that class in a division where there is only one other entry does
> little to sate my competitive appetite.
>
> I hope this answers your question. If not, ask again. - Duffey KK6MC
>
> James Duffey KK6MC
> Cedar Crest NM
>
> >
>
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