[SCCC] From the "rover Godfather"

[Wild Bill]

Ah! The Godfather of Roving

- Has a nice ring to it Wayne!

All kidding aside, congratulations to all for a fantastic effort. Thanks go
to you Wayne for another well written write up. You sure have a knack for
that!

- ..-
All the best,

Wild Bill

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!



On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 3:11 AM, Wayne Overbeck <overbeck6 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Um, I'm not sure if I like being called
> the "rover Godfather."  But I would like
> to emphasize how much of a team effort
> by fixed stations as well as rovers the
> SCCC victory in the June VHF contest
> really was.
>
> The N6TEB multioperator group had the highest
> score of any west coast station in the
> contest, operating under primitive condi-
> tions at the end of a long dirt road in a
> place with no commercial electricity or
> even running water (my cabin).
>
> WB2WIK had the highest single operator score
> on the west coast.  His low power entry beat
> every high power single op west of the
> Rockies.  That's all the more impressive
> when you know that he did it in the flatlands
> of Orange County, at a decidedly mediocre VHF
> location (my house).
>
> Also, I don't think the mere recitation of
> rover winners in the ARRL web report does
> justice to our rovers.  SCCC had the top
> eight rover scores in the country.  Carrie,
> W6TAI, roved solo and outscored all 91 other
> rover stations in the contest, many of them
> manned by two operators.  She drives,
> operates and logs by herself.  This win is
> surely a first for a YL rover.
>
> For the club, this fourth VHF+ club gavel
> proves that with the right operating talent,
> strategy and hardware, it's often possible
> for a west coast club to win--under the
> present rules.  Of course, there's a lot of
> talk now about changing the rules to restore
> the traditional order of things (i.e., with
> eastern clubs winning every gavel that is
> awarded in a VHF contest).
>
> 73, Wayne, N6NB
>
>
>
>
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