[VHFcontesting] Grid Circling

[John Geiger]

And what exactly is this concept of "wrongness" being based on?

1. Is it in violation of FCC rules-NO
2. Is it in violation of contest rules-NO, if it were they        would have
been disqualified
3. Is it in violation of biblical law (either old or new testament), or of
the Koran-NO
4. Is anyone physically or psychologically harmed by it-NO (unless having to
see this beaten to death on the reflector causes psychological harm in some)
5. Does it violate any other US or international law or treaty-NO

So what exactly are you basing this "wrongness" on?

73s John NE0P
Captive fixed station grid circler
----- Original Message -----
From: "frank bechdoldt" <k3uhf at earthlink.net>
To: "Zack Widup" <w9sz at prairienet.org>; <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Grid Circling


> 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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