[VHFcontesting] Poll Almost Closed...

[Bruce Herrick]

Put them in their own category.  We have our fun, they have theirs. 
Problem solved.  Why make it more complicated than it is?  Why attempt 
to drag them down to your level?

N6NB is known for pushing the limits in various endeavors in amateur 
radio.  He is also known for making his expertise available to all.  Why 
limit this?  If his skill in solving the inherent problems in 
constructing 3 reliable 10 band rovers is available to all, when I get 
to that level, whom do I contact for advice - Wayne, or the incessant 
whiners on this list, most of whom are not even active in the rover 
category?

At the recent Central States VHF Conference, I encountered a lot of 
active VHF contesters I know who are not members of this list.  When 
asked why, the sheer volume of whining was the primary reason.  I now 
understand why.

Bruce WW1M

>>xB xC xD xE xF (x = # of xmtrs) categories for FD
>>and just have one category for all stations and
>>they all had to be field stations on emergency power
>>period.
> 
> 
> I may be speaking out of school here (I haven't
> participated in a Field Day for a very long time), so
> please accept my apologies up front if I misstate
> something...but as far as I can remember, an xA's
> score is calculated the same way as an xF's.  This is
> a different issue.
> 
> Rovers scores are calculated entirely differently than
> everyone elses.  This automatically puts them in their
> own "sandbox".  Subsequent rules interpretations have
> further seperated them from the rest of the
> competitors.  Here's the final rub...
> 
> Their real operating incentive is now to encourage
> even more people to join their self-captive packs (see
> below).  Their primary goal is no longer to make
> contact with as many other stations as possible, it is
> to work others as it doesn't interfere with the grid
> circling activity.
> 
> We don't want them in their own sandbox.  We _want_
> them to play with the rest of us.
> 
> Ev, W2EV
> 
>>From above:  2.3.5.All Rovers are encouraged to adopt
> operating practices that allow as many stations as
> possible to contact them.
> 
> 
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