[VHFcontesting] Grid circling time limit problem....possible solution.

[Fred Lass]

Hi All;
 
Grid circling may not be prevented by the suggestion that rovers must stay in a grid for a specific length of time. 
 
Consider four rovers at four corner location, rover 1 in grid XX01, rover 2 in XX02, rover 3 in XX03 and rover 4 in XX04.  At the start of the contest rover 1 talks to rovers 2, 3, and 4 on all the bands.  When those QSO's are complete, rover 1 moves to XX02 while rover 2 talks to rovers 3 and 4, then waits for rover 1's legal window in grid XX02.  Rover 2 then moves to grid XX03 while rover 3 works rover 4 and 1, waits for rover 2's legal window to work him on all bands.  This process continues until all bands and grids are covered.  If each rover has 6 bands and the time limit is 15 minutes, 96 QSO's are made for each rover in a bit more than an hours time without breaking the rules.
 
A possible solution would be to limit a rovers' QSOs with other rovers to 50% or less.  I don't believe that this would hurt any conventional rover.
 
I do not see a problem with a large M/M group sending a microwave rover to a distant grid square.  The technical challenge of such QSO's are far greater than random VHF or UHF contacts.
 
73,  Fred  K2TR


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