[VHFcontesting] A political Hack named DL Dave

[frank bechdoldt]

The creation of DL Dave is wrong and isn’t really fair.  It reminds me of 
the Swiftboat Captains of 2004 or Move on . org

DL Dave may have some points if he controls his expletives and adverbs.

If that contest group has a schedule so full that they only have enough time 
to work themselves then I suppose its ok with the rules we currently have. 
Even the west Texas rovers have reached out to others and worked others when 
they do a 10 band 16 grid rove and I do believe that there must be time 
there.

The fundamental problem here is the rules. The most obvious is the rule that 
limits 2 people to a vehicle.  If that NE group could put 3 or 4 guys in a 
car they would have no excuse for not working the likes of DL Dave.  If toy 
send a 10 band station to Nebraska, why not let them help as many people as 
they can as quick as they can?

The next problem is the rover classification.  There are 2 or 3 ways to play 
the rover game, one is to feed on a select number of stations only, or focus 
on a traveling team primarily to get your qsos and mults and pick off others 
if time permits.  Or just work everyone you hear and follow ones own 
schedule.  The first 2 are similar in points with the exception of the first 
one inflating a home station’(s) score and the scores can be similar.

However in the latter the independent rover’s score depends on how many 
stations are out there in any given contest. It was kind of bleak out here 
this year in September.

It’s hard to think that some of the VUAC participates in what QST called 
controversial practices.  But then again how many of our politicians do such 
things until outrage forces change?

There needs to be 2 rover classifications, one for teams and one for not 
teamed what would one more class hurt?

Finally there is the missing rule that could be aplied here. Perhaps the 
VUAC members should not be allowed to turn in logs that count for points.  
IE they should not be put in the position where their integrity is called 
into question. They are our “old hands” of the contests and to be raised to 
such a pedistool should be an honor.  IE Allen Greenspan couldn’t trade 
stock while being the head of the Federal Reserve, why should VUAC members 
be eligible for awards for contests they help create or control the natural 
progession of rule changes as practices and technologies change?

If such a rule existed there would be insulation of members from the flames 
of the DL Daves in the world.

Again what DL Dave did is wrong, especially the expletives and name calling, 
but I doubt if we can stop it. I dont know most of that group in the NE, but 
Im sure they are good individuals with a different outlook on life than my 
own.

Like the war on terror, we need to fix the root cause or we will be dealing 
with the problems like this until the FCC sells our privileges to ATT 
wireless.  DL Dave is our little PLO which scores his terror victories by 
the amount of people's outrage.  If you are gong to write an outrageous 
letter( such as this one)  its better to apply your own name to give it some 
wieght.

A well written letter to your ARRl section leader and perhaps the section 
leader where the problem exists should surfice. the formation of the Marconi 
independent Liberation Front (milf) is not needed.

K3UHF
Frank

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