Can't help throwing in another 2 cents worth. First,It might only be a few of the rovers doing it, and that is our of many dozens (last I checked there were between 50 and 100 rovers per contest). So
I have enjoyed VHF contesting for 10 years now and have rovered a few of those times. I'm just adding my $.02 because I can see both sides of the rover issue. First, with today's gas prices being wha
Once upon a time, microwave activity was nil. I can understand that in the distant past if a club had microwave equipment but no one to work up there, it made sense to equip others with such gear and
well were up to about 60 percent who think its wring so thats 25 of us. to once _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.co
I attempted to write to Frank off the list, but he has his mail blocked, so I will pose my question to him via the list. "It seems to me that speak from experience as a rover and are rather vocal as
And what exactly is this concept of "wrongness" being based on? 1. Is it in violation of FCC rules-NO 2. Is it in violation of contest rules-NO, if it were they would have been disqualified 3. Is it
Well, I kind of did it once. I worked a station at the corner of 4 grid squares in the Microwave Sprint a few months ago. I then moved into another of the grids and we did it again. I then stayed put
That's easy for you to say when you're not a rover in their division. Take it from someone who is. What they are doing is an unfair manipulation of the rules and the rules need to be changed. I'm ser
Eating someone elses belongings is wrong, and would be considered stealing in the eyes of the law. I know that I can't win my division based on antenna height, size, and number of bands I run, in add
I am still puzzled why the problem with pack-rovering continues to be misunderstood. It is a team of rovers working together. They need to be recognized as a team and therefore not equivalent to a no
Exactly, that's why I contend don't do things to discourage the activity, don't change the rules or the points, just create the appropriate category. -- Mike Urich, KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com _________
I once saw someone fired for doing that. Stealing is wrong - PERIOD. Grid circling, however, under the rules, is not wrong, ethically or otherwise. It DOES belong in its own category, however. Bruce
Amen. Punishing all rovers is not a good means to create contest activity. --buck KC2HIZ/r _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http
Guys, The rules do not point out that you cannot run a captive rover. When W7XU here in SD was on the air before the tornado took down his stuff, we used to run the VHF contests with a captive rover
well I didnt want to drag the sprints into this but and its limited time pretty much limites you to 4 to 6 grids however i do not beliece the sprint rules out aeronautical mobiles so that texas group
the disgusting thing is the circling of themselves as captive rovers bound 98 percent to themselves. The rusles specifically discourage it. Theres no law that says you cant cut in line at walmart eit
Sorry, I can't resist... The last time I checked, contesting involved talking to as many different hams on as many different bands as you could. Contesting is not about talking to the same people ove
Apparently the groups doing it are having fun, or they'd have fallen apart by now. If there were a team rover "pack" wandering Arizona close enough to you to work multiple bands with them, and they w