[VHFcontesting] Why does Unlimited Rover exist?

wa4kxy at bellsouth.net wa4kxy at bellsouth.net
Thu May 28 16:01:20 PDT 2009


I apologize to everyone for my previous email.  I read the question wrong.  W9RAY's response below is basically correct.

73
Jim, W4KXY
-------------- Original message from Ray J <ray at w9ray.org>: -------------- 


> They can have as many operators as they want. 
> They do not need to follow the 100 qso rover limit. 
> They do not need to transport the equipment with them. 
> 
> so they can use a bus load of guys and drive and operate from one 
> multioperator hilltop site to another, and work other single rovers alot.. 
> 
> Mainly i think that they made the class for the super grid circler guys 
> to play in, so the other rovers will stop crying about them beating 
> them in the regular class. 
> 
> w9Ray 
> 
> 
> 
> Steve Clifford wrote: 
> > I'd like to hear an answer to this simple question from anybody who doesn't 
> > understand why the classic and limited rovers are upset about this latest 
> > flap over some obviously misguided rules. Tell me why Unlimited Rover 
> > exists. Then tell me what distinguishes those operators from the operators 
> > in the other two rover categories. Tell me how the operating realities are 
> > so different as to require a separate category. 
> > 
> > Based on the behavior of the rule making body of the ARRL, it seems as if 
> > Unlimited Rover was established for no reason other than slightly reducing 
> > the scores that could be submitted for club competition. 
> > 
> > Steve 
> > K4GUN/R 
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