[VHFcontesting] Re: [VHF contesting] A quasi-history of roving

[John Geiger]

Or how about 2 categories in each class: 1,2,3 and 8 
land (category 1), and everyone else (category 2)?

73s John NE0P
>From the black hole of EM04

--- Jim Erickson <k3lfo at mddsg.com> wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> The Sprint Rovers:
> Although the Sprints are a lot of fun, They are not
> real conducive to
> roving. we spend two days minimum preparing for a
> rove.  Most of the
> Sprints are also during the work week, ending quite
> late to do much
> traveling. WE would have to leave a couple of hours
> before the contest and
> not return for a couple of hours after.
> 
> Lack of participation by Rovers is more of a
> practical mater than any
> consideration for the rules.
> 
> The Rover Rules:
> I feel that the present rules are fine (both old
> origional and new).  Any
> major changes to the Rover rules to compensate for
> those "questionable"
> practices would punish the rest of us!
> 
> The situation is no different than the unfairness of
> High Power stations
> competing with low power stations. Or Multi Op
> stations with 10 band
> microwave systems competing with Multi Op stations
> who don't operate above
> 432.  What do we do for these situations??  We make
> a new category for
> them. Thats why there is SOHP, SOLP, MO Limited, MO
> Unlimited.  How about
> applying these categories to the Rover Class? Maybe
> make a new class
> called Multi Rover or Team Rovers?  You can
> specifically add grid circling
> and or captive roving to this category. Those who
> wish to pursue and even
> refine these techniques can do so in competition
> with each other. We will
> all benefit from any contacts they let us make with
> them.
> 
> Just another approach,
> 73,
> Jim K3LFO/Rover & Dave W3DIO
> 
> >  One problem though.  We get almost no rover
> > submissions.  We get maybe one or two for each
> band.  So if the original
> > rover rules are all that great then why don't the
> rovers operate in the
> > sprints?
> >
> > 73
> > Jim W4KXY
> > SVHFS Fall Sprint Chairman
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
> > To: "Paul Kiesel" <k7cw at yahoo.com>;
> <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 1:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] A quasi-history of
> roving
> >
> >
> >>
> >> --- Paul Kiesel <k7cw at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 2004 - VHF contesters still want fixes for the
> rover
> >>> rules that have essentially remained unfixed for
> >>> almost two decades.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> The only change I want is a return to the
> original
> >> rover rules.  CQ Magazine uses those rules for
> the
> >> CQVHF contest, and I think the spring and fall
> sprints
> >> use the original rover rules also.
> >>
> >> 73s John NE0P
> >>
> >>
> >>
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