[VHFcontesting] Captive Rovers - a mythical beast?

[jon jones]

Like the dragon or unicorn, is the captive rover is  a "mythical beast?"  I 
think I saw one with my own eyes through the mist...

Years ago, back in the dark ages of VHF Contesting, before computer logging, 
WSJT, FSK-441a/JT-65, Cabrillo, and web clusters existed; when VHF radios 
"glowed in the dark" -  a great VHF Contest station was built on a hill 
overlooking the wheatfields. It was known far and wide as "WB0DRL."

One sunny June morning, the loyal knights at WB0DRL decided they wanted to 
win the contest in the m/m category. To further this cause, they equipped 
several vehicles with state of the art radio gear from 50 - 2304 MHz + 10 
GHz. Operators were recruited to drive and operate these war wagons.

Once the rovers were ready, they were sent out on their journey. Their 
mandate was simple, drive like the south wind, stop in a new grid, work the 
"mother station," then on to the next grid. If any other stations were 
around - work them quickly but don't tarry. Each rover covered over 1,500 
miles that weekend.

WB0DRL came within striking distance of winning it all.

Were these "captive" rovers?

- Jon N0JK

>"The captive rover is a mythical beast...."

>73,
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>Roger Rehr
>W3SZ
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