[VHFcontesting] Rule Change Discussion

[John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK]

Mostly for John (but perhaps my description wasn't clear so to all),

WF5VHF/R has moved to a DIFFERENT Grid so there IS incentive to for >me< to work him if I have NOT ALREADY worked >HIM< in that particular grid (perhaps he was there previously in the contest), the QSO points DO count for me. However, if >I< am a rover who has already worked WF5VHF/R from the grid >I< am currently in (i.e. >I< have not changed grids), there would not be incentive for WF5VHF/R to work me under my proposal since he will get ZERO QSO Points but I HOPE that he _would_ work me so >I< can get the QSO Points (and maybe I can reciprocate for him in some later reverse situation).

73, JK
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Geiger (NE0P)<mailto:ne0p at lcisp.com> 
  To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com<mailto:vhfcontesting at contesting.com> ; Tom Carney<mailto:tomc7 at earthlink.net> ; John Kalenowsky, K9JK<mailto:k9jk73 at msn.com> 
  Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 12:03
  Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Rule Change Discussion


  But there would still be times when it would be pointless to work a rover.  If I work WF5VHF/R on 2 meters in EM05, and then he goes to EM15, there would be no reason to work him if I had already worked EM15 on 2 meters.  I believe this would still discourage rover activity.  

  I am not sure that the VHF contests are broken, so maybe we don't need to fix them.

  73s John NE0P
     


  ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
  From: "John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK" <k9jk73 at msn.com<mailto:k9jk73 at msn.com>>
  Date:  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:52:02 -0500

  >I agree with John and Tom...as someone who IS fairly active as a rover, I would stop roving if ALL QSO points with other rovers were 'set' to be zero.
  >
  >HOWEVER, if the *first* contact I made on each band with another rover in a given grid (*regardless* of >my< grid) got QSO Point credit, but further QSOs (as I changed >my< grid) with that same rover in that same given grid got zero points (kind of like we only get credit for the *first* time we work a multiplier/grid square for each given band), I'd be OK with that. Of course, that creates an entirely NEW Grid Circling strategy which can still be done for an increase in score (though not as great an increase), but it also encourages more time and effort to try and work stations OTHER than a circling partner or members of your 'pack'. Admittedly, there would be some situations where the OTHER rover would want contacts but I would have no incentive to work them and vice versa, but I'd hope that I and the other rover( s) would find a way to work that out.
  >
  >73, JK
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