[VHFcontesting] A quasi-history of roving

[David Erickson]

Jim,

The biggest problem we have for rover operations is that it usually takes
us 1-2 days to prep the vehicle for roving.  It's alot of work for setup
and tear down for just a few hours of operations.  As well as 4 hours
isn't enough time to actually go to another grid square and really work
enough contacts in that grid to make it seem worth it.

Until I can save up enough money to have a dedicated vehicle for roving
that will probably be the way it is for us.

I just wish the VHF Sweepstakes happened a few more times a year (every
month??).  Just a thought.

73,
Dave Erickson
W3DIO
www.k3lfo.org

> I don't want to get into the middle of this but since the Fall Sprints
> have
> been mentioned I have one comment/question.  Yes, we use the original
> rover
> rules in the fall sprint.  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
>>
>>
>> __________________________________________________
>> Do You Yahoo!?
>> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
>> http://mail.yahoo.com
>> _______________________________________________
>> VHFcontesting mailing list
>> VHFcontesting at contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> VHFcontesting mailing list
> VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
>