[VHFcontesting] Rule Change Discussion

[John Geiger (NE0P)]

IT would also discourage most people from going out roving.

73s John NE0P



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Michael J. Clarson" <mclarson at rcc.com>
Reply-To: mclarson at rcc.com
Date:  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:40:09 -0400

> Bob: A suggested scoring change (made several weeks ago and did not
>generate much in the way of comments, pro or con, which makes me think the
>real activity for most is complaining, and not the betterment of the
>contests) would be to have rover to rover QSO's count ZERO points. You'd get
>multipliers, but no points. That would sure reduce the circling scores and
>encourage the working of stations outside the group. --Mike, WV2ZOW
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: [VHFcontesting] Rule Change Discussion
>
>I have given some thought to some possible rule changes to address the
>issues discussed here.
>
>I am not intending for what I have written to be considered as anything more
>than a beginning of a discussion.  So, don't react as if these *are* the new
>rules.  They are not.
>
>My goals are:
>
>1) Retain all current activities (no one needs to change what they have been
>doing)
>2) Provide an incentive for captive and team rovers to work others (might be
>a good change in practice - but not forced)
>3) Create new categories for captives and team rovers to compete in (long
>overdue)
>4) Allow independent rovers to once again compete with similar independent
>stations (also long overdue)
>
>The division of scores between multi's is probably a little troublesome, but
>I think some more collective thought will yield a solution.
>
>Please take a look and let me know what you think, or if you have better
>ideas.
>
>http://www.w5ov.com/Rule_Change_Strawman.htm
>
>73,
>
>Bob W5OV
>
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