Here is the problem as I see it: How do define "in a fair way"?
Let's not "fix" something that is not necessarily broken.
I enjoyed reading N6MU's reply. I for one have a good appreciation of
what engineering must be done to make an effective roving station.
73, Bill, WF4R
Paul Kiesel wrote:
As far as I'm concerned, these guys did nothing
unsportsmanlike. They took advantage of the rules as
they are written.
The ARRL needs to effectively address the grid
circling matter in a fair way, but soon.
K7CW
--- "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
wrote:
On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 10:51:07AM -0400,
N6MU1@aol.com wrote:
The only way midwest or west coast rovers can be
competitive nationally
is to join forces. WTX is the best area of the
country where multiple
convergences are readily available close to major
highways. I don't
understand the objection to grid circling when
there is literally no
one else to work. Also, where I go to operate is
solely my choice.
Here is why grid circling sucks.
In order to effectively grid circle, multiple rover
stations must be
operating in a highly coordinated manner. It does
not happen by accident.
The complexity and coordination of the scheduling
involved probably exceeds
the level of planning most multi-operator station
put into scheduling their
operators. The point is, it is obvious that
grid-cirlcing rovers are really
operating ONE contest operation with MULTIPLE
stations and callsigns. When
two, three, or four rovers coordinate in the way
that you have recently
been doing, it is not two, three, or four separate
contest operations - it
is one planned and executed operation that involves
two, three, or four
callsigns, mostly just making QSOs with itself.
Just as single operator contest efforts are not made
to compete with
multioperator contest efforts, single-station
contest efforts should not
be expected to compete against multi-station contest
efforts, and nobody
should be competing against a contest effort that
can manufacture an
arbitrary number of QSOs with itself.
This "idiot" is proud to be part of the group that
raised the roving
bar this year. If you think designing and building
multiple reliable
and portable ten-band rover stations including
antennas isn't
technically challenging, try it.
Just because some technical achievement is
challenging, does not mean that
your use of that technical achievement demonstrates
good sportsmanship.
--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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