[VHFcontesting] Captive Rovers - a mythical beast?

[w0ld]

Jon...as one of the "loyal knights", the WA0TKJ mobile and the others did
work other stations.  They were not "captive."  I lived the history and
helped create it.

Lauren W0LD
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>From: "jon jones" <n0jk at hotmail.com>
>To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
>Subject: [VHFcontesting] Captive Rovers - a mythical beast?
>Date: Thu, Aug 18, 2005, 7:15 AM
>

>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,
>>
>>
>>Roger Rehr
>>W3SZ
>>
>
>
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