[VHFcontesting] Contest rules and rovering

[Stephen Hicks, N5AC]

The same situation also exists for rovers.  For example, I might rove near a
fixed station and work him on all bands while I'm close and get that grid on
those bands.  Later, if I am 300 miles away, all I can get for working him
is QSO points.  So for a difficult QSO that might take several minutes, I
have to decide if I would be better off to proceed to the next grid and keep
on moving on rather than spend that kind of time.  I have often called a
distant multiop station on 2m, asked to work the microwave station and
received a "he's busy, but I'll tell him you'd like to work him."  If I
can't get a quick idea for a timeframe when I can work him, I know that it's
just points for me (although multipliers for him).  So I move on...  I often
hear about this later from fixed stations that aren't tracking me (why
didn't we work you on xxx band in yyy grid?), but the ones who track me know
where I am and generally work me on the bands I have in most grids.

Steve, N5AC

-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Tessmer
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 18:24
To: John D'Ausilio
Cc: VHFcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Contest rules and rovering

>received was disheartening .. "Let me check to see if we need your 
>grid".


Seems pretty short sighted to pass up easy QSOs.  Multipliers are sexy but
QSOs win contests.


73, Mike K9NW




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