[VHFcontesting] A Brief History of (Captive) Roving

[John Geiger]

There are a few times I called rovers, with no
response by them.  I always assumed that it was
because they couldn't hear me.  Now I know the truth! 
So instead of upgrading the station, I am going to
write the ARRL insisting that they force them to work
me, or they will be banned for life from the VHF
contest.  Wow!! Think of the money I am saving now
that I learned to truth!

73s John NE0P


--- Zack Widup <w9sz at prairienet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> W2fca at cs.com wrote:
> > 
> > In a message dated 5/3/03 21:56:57 Eastern
> Daylight Time, w2ev at arrl.net
> > writes:
> > << Ok...fess up.  Who on this list has had a rover
> refuse to QSO them?  Then
> > fess
> >  up as to why -- truthfully.  My bets are that (if
> it HAS happened) it's
> > because
> >  your station on the band that you wanted to work
> them on was too piddly weak
> > to
> >  waste time with...they're on a schedule, after
> all).  Remember...THEY have a
> >  strategy, too.  It's not all about you. >>
> > 
> > Actually, I've had it happen a few times, usually
> because they will have a
> > sked coming up in 10 minutes or so.  Once the guy
> wouldn't even try saying I
> > couldn' hear him and wouldn't hear me on 903 and
> 1296. I've got 4 X 33 el
> > loopers on 903 and 4 X 45 el on 1296 with 65 watts
> on each. The dude was
> > about 12 miles from me. If I can work K8GP to the
> west and K1WHS to the east
> > I probably would have heard him and he probably
> would have heard me.
> 
> You probably could've worked him with a few
> milliwatts and a wet
> noodle!  I've made QSO's on 903 and 1296 over 150
> miles with 3 watts and
> a single looper.  That looks like just plain
> refusing to work you.  I
> would definitely take note if someone told me that.
> 
> 73, Zack W9SZ
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