[VHFcontesting] Rover Socialization: The fatal flaw

[Ev Tupis]

ARRL Contest rules state: "Object: To work AS MANY AMATEUR STATIONS in as many different 2 degrees x 1 degree grid squares as possible..." (CAPS are mine).

Open socialization is the foundation on which all participation is created.  The ARRL's present Rover Category rules incentivize anti-social behavior.

Until the Rover Category rules align with the ARRL's published core-objective, there will be turmoil.

Until then, consider anti-social (not "all") Rover Category operation to be simply a Contest Within A Contest that *occasionally* allows you to benefit (when they're distracted from their clique` long enough to make a contact with you, too), and move on.

Ev Tupis, W2EV