[VHFcontesting] Rover Circling Solution [was: ARRL VHF+ contest proposals: input invited]

[John K9IJ]

At 10:23 PM 2/20/2004 -0500, Ev Tupis wrote:
>Lee Hiers wrote:
>>>"Once operation has ceased, the same grid may not be re-activated by the 
>>>same moving station in the same contest.  Operation in a previous grid 
>>>is considered 'ceased' as soon as a single contact is made from a new grid."
>>>
>>>No ambiguity.  Easily understood.  Easily policed.
>
>>Here in the southeast, with no enhanced propagation, I might decide that 
>>I want to move back and forth from one grid to another in less than 
>>4/8/12 hours.
>>And what if I decide to take the same route both days?
>
>You should consider a different strategy.  This one isn't allowed under 
>this proposal (and neither is grid circling).

There are a lot of rovers that squeeze rover activity into other activities 
in their busy days. Commuting to and from a work location, for example. 
Telling those people that they can only operate a short time, even though 
they may be in and out of the car many times over the contest period, just 
because they don't live close to a grid boundry, is just another 
disincentive to operating rover at all.  We need to 'encourage' rovers, not 
discourage them.


>>Both are perfectly legitimate activities.
>
>Legitimacy isn't the issue.  There are many legitimate activities that the 
>rules prohibit.  In example: a multiop may QSO their own operators above 
>2.3GHz, yet qso's below 2.3ghz are certainly as legit...yet they are 
>prohibited.

The rules define 'legitimacy'. If the rules allow something it's 
legitimate, if not then it's not.

The rule that allows qsos above 2.3G between operators of a multi are there 
to encourage construction and use of equipment for those bands. Each 
'station' must be a separate individual station, even though the operator 
is participating in the multi operation. That's exactly why they were 
added, as an incentive to encourage activity on those bands.

John - K9IJ


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