[VHFcontesting] Re: Captive Rover in Indiana

[W0eea at aol.com]

> move your group out here to Indiana.  There
> are no captive rovers here,


Hi Dan,

One of the problems with captive rovers is that you often don't know they are 
there.  Without seeing the logs you can't tell,  after all the reason they 
are a problem is that you don't get to work them.  Specifically I have been a 
captive rover in Indiana (1989, 1990, 1991 June before the 'work everyone' rule 
was in place)  and I stayed with the multi station in Illinois while others 
drove my rover van until we stopped going to Bald Knob to set up.  But until at 
least 1994 I know there was a captive rover in Indiana for every June contest.

Once the rule was in place we adapted our operating habits to conform,  but 
those who haven't ( I remember a leaked message from a multi station's 
reflector just before June 2 years ago which said they were having trouble finding 
enough operators for their 12(!) group equipped rovers - I'd love to see those 
logs.) tend to be almost invisible. 

One of the reasons I started commenting on this is because I've been on all 
sides of these issues at one time or another.

73,

Jim
w0eea at aol.com