[VHFcontesting] Grid Circling

[frank bechdoldt]

well were up to about 60 percent who think its wring so thats 25 of us.


> [Original Message]
> From: Zack Widup <w9sz at prairienet.org>
> To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Date: 8/25/2005 6:01:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Grid Circling
>
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Fisher, Mike wrote:
>
> > I still think the captive rover is WRONG!!!! It may be allowed (in the
> > rules) to ONLY work the stations in your group/club, but to me if you're
> > only giving points to the QUEEN BEE that that's not in the SPIRIT of
> > contesting.
> > 
> > As long as it's a win at all costs, this will never get any better.
> > Maybe one year I will  WIN an event but a "win just to win" takes ALL
> > the fun out of it.
> > 
> > Mike Fisher  N3VOP  FM19
> > 
>
> Once upon a time, microwave activity was nil.  I can understand that in 
> the distant past if a club had microwave equipment but no one to work up 
> there, it made sense to equip others with such gear and have them go off 
> and work you.  At that time there was probably no one else to work.  I've 
> been considering doing that myself.  I have two functional transverters 
> for 3456 and 5760 and I'm considering building another for 10 GHz. I can 
> lend them to someone to go off somewhere and work me.  BUT - I know of at 
> least 4 other stations I can now count on to work on 2304 and a couple on 
> the higher bands.  I will certainly work them even if it means missing 
> some time on 144 or 432, etc. And I hope the person I loan my equipment
to 
> will do the same (work other people).
>
> I can't see that as an excuse for "captive stations" on the lower VHF/UHF 
> bands, though.  There's plenty of people to work there for most of us, 
> anyway.
>
> That said, I can see the "grid circling" might be a novel idea to try
once 
> just to see what you could accomplish.  But I certainly wouldn't want to 
> do it in every contest. I'd think it would be a matter of "Been there, 
> done that, let's try something else new." Especially since gas prices are 
> likely to be $4/gallon when the January contest comes around.
>
> Me?  I still plan on Single-Op Portable on hilltops for most of my 
> operations.  I might get back to Bald Knob with N5RP for another contest 
> sometime too, if I can manage the schedule. I think we'll be a more 
> formidable team next time.  :-)
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
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