[VHFcontesting] Roving rules questions

[James Duffey]

John- You wrote:
>
> "Does it mean that there could be rover support vehicles driven by  
> "drivers" that carry parts of the
> station? Does it mean that there could be equipment permanently  
> installed at rover sites that an "operator" could drive between?


Yes, as I interpret the new rules this is allowed. You don't need any  
radio equipment to be a rover now, you can just drive from a  
permanent station in one grid to a permanent station in another grid  
and operate.

Not that this is all bad, it does allow you to use permanent power in  
a campground for instance, or to operate from a hotel parking lot  
with a long extension cord.

> Does it mean something else I'm missing?

I think it means that they want a wide open rover class where  
anything goes, so that they can avoid loopholes like grid circling/ 
squaring.

It will be interesting to see if more the unlimited rover class  
attracts more than half a dozen entries. - Duffey
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James Duffey KK6MC/5
Cedar Crest NM 87008
DM65