That thought has crossed my mind, or just keep heading
South and work all the rovers and mountaintoppers in
Califronia. Hear there will be lots of stations out and
doing microwave stuff too... Once in the big ditch running
down the middle of the state, there is lots of stuff that
can be worked.
True, the big ditch in Southern Idaho looks like a
fantastic rover playground, but one would need a half dozen
or more to run around with to make it worthwhile I think.
Maybe only 3 or 4 weak signal types down there, and they
don't much do contests.
Hopefully the diehards in the PNW will ignore the game and
stay by the radio otherwise it looks like us rovers will
just have to circle grids to get any points during the
game.
Eric
KB7DQH- Captain of the KB7DQH Unlimited Multioperator Super
rover!!!
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:56:14 -0800
"frank bechdoldt" <k3uhf@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Perhaps we should boycott Seattle and rove Idaho. They
> have no TV in Idaho
>
> frank bechdoldt
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Eric Smith <kb7dqh@donobi.net>
> > To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> > Date: 1/20/2006 4:02:27 AM
> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] NFL threatens Contest...CWAC
> CWAC
> >
> > On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:26:02 -0800
> > "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh@donobi.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > It has come to my attention that there may be a
> > > significant reduction in the number of participants
> in
> > > this
> > > year's ARRL January VHF sweepstakes, caused by a
> certain
> > > National Football Championship game to be played here
> in
> > > Seattle. At least during the period of time
> televised
> > > coverage of the game occurs.
> > >
> > > What I propose is a mechanism of enhancing
> participation
> > > in the Janury contest during this period.
> > >
> > > During this period of time during the NFC
> Championship
> > > game, one takes the points and multipliers worked
> and
> > > DOUBLES them. Essentially one takes the final score
> > > before the televised game coverage begins and records
> > > that
> > > separately. Take the score at the point coverage
> ends,
> > > subtract the game start score from the game end
> score,
> > > multiply by two, and there you go... the ARRL January
> VHF
> > > sweepstakes NFL NFC Championship Challenge.
> > >
> > > I suspect it would be a challenge trying to find
> anyone
> > > on
> > > the air during the game, especially here in the
> PNWVHFS
> > > club territory, where the home team, if they win will
> in
> > > the first time in its history play in the superbowl.
> > >
> > > To further enhance the rover experience during this
> time
> > > period the exchange would be augmented by the game
> score
> > > at
> > > the time the exhange takes place, or something like
> > > W1NFC/Rover here is K2NFL, You are 5-9 in CM88,
> 23-10,
> > > Seahawks, 4th Quarter, five minutes on the clock, 73
> and
> > > good luck in the contest.
> > >
> > > Rover bonus: Complete score reports copied count as
> bonus
> > > point.
> > >
> > > Whaddya think???
> > > Eric
> > > KB7DQH
> > >
> >
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