[VHFcontesting] MR.T goes roving

[frank bechdoldt]

Its time for the ARRL to do some soul searching here.  A group effort of several stations working themselves for the overwhelming majority is a selfish act.  It is orchestrated by a selfish person. It’s time the ARRL puts an end to this PONZI scheme scoring system between the separate classes of roving.
 
They failed in offering a compromise with the intent of keeping this type of activity in its own category as unlimited.  Instead it has been selfishly orchestrated to create 3 winners in the same group of operators all using one man’s equipment. (Plugging in your lunch box does not make you the builder.) Parking across a farmer field, does not make you a veteran operator.  In the end they could win for a club as well, affecting all of us.
 
Lets face it. If we called each channel on a GMRS radio a “separate band”, the same thing (score) would be achieved since there is no real distance involved. 
 
If this is so popular and rewarding, someone should build these low powered lunch boxes in mass.
 
Property on top of the San Bernardino hills, 1 million.
Ham shack on top, 500k.
8 lunch box stations 30K.Spitting on the stated intent and compromises of the contest, priceless
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