Fwd: [VHFcontesting] True Sarcastic Humor [was: Rover Circling Solution [was: ARRL VHF+ contest...]

[Michael Urich]

--- Ev Tupis <w2ev at arrl.net> wrote:

> If you haven't seen this yet...there's a Rover score posted to 3830 that 
> lists a score that surpasses N6NB's.  Read the account and strategy 
> employed at:
> 
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives/html/3830/2004-02/msg00182.html

Mike wrote

I like his spoof call sign W6/HA2YOU/R thats cute.  It reminded me of a guy that got busted on 40m
years and years ago running the call, Sierra Hotel One Tango, yes I know some of you graduates of
public education might have to write that one down to get it :-)

However on the serious side.  I don't recall if it was on this reflector or the Rover reflector
that a couple in the Chicago area were roving and using both their calls to "give out" points.  As
I recall it was pointed out to them that they could not do that under the rules.  On one hand I
don't have a problem with multiple licensed hams in the same vehicle "giving out points" if they
are not doing it as a part of a club effort.  This is where and why I feel that rovers shouldn't
be included into club scores.  

Example, my son, Chase, KC5MPK, and I were in Atlanta for an orienteering competition during the
Jan 03 contest.  Between events we were in, we were able to get on the air a little bit and help
out the locals some.  In this case we were not set up to "ROVE" and only had a FT-100 with a 1/4
vert on 50 and a dual-band for 144/430 in the car.  It was ashamed that we couldn't use both my
call and his for all contacts, even though we did switch off and work different stations and/or
different bands.  My thoughts are to possibly permit this example but in order to do so we would
definitely need to remove rovers from club competition results.

Mike



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Mike Urich, KA5CVH
Amateur radio ~IS~ a contact sport!
http://www.ka5cvh.com

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