Gee, it looks like some new rules have arrived. When did this happen? Am I
the only one who missed all this?
In general it looks like a reasonable solution to the grid circling rover
question.
Previously there was a (stupid) rule requiring that only rover qsos made
within a club's territory could count towards the club aggregate totals. Has
this been eliminated, or did I just miss it?
Do I correctly understand that a third person, who only drives, is now
allowed, and that person can change during the weekend?
73 - Jim K8MR
In a message dated 12/16/2007 1:32:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
k4gun@comcast.net writes:
This is my first submission to this list and I hope I have used the correct
form.
My questions have to do with the ARRL rules regarding different classes of
rovers. In the general VHF rules section, rules for rovers are defined in
section 2.3 through 2.3.8. Rule 2.3.8 is particularly interesting in that it
bans rovers from contacting any one other rover station more than 100 times in
a single contest. I'm sure this is to prevent 10 band stations from
traveling in a convoy to rack up a million points by just switching positions
on a 4
square. With this rule, a couple of 10 band operators wouldn't make it
through a single 4 square area without exceeding the limit.
Rule 2.4 and 2.5 then expands the rover definition to divide up between
Limited and Unlimited. Like the single op class, Limited is limited to less
than
200 watts and no more than 4 bands while Unlimited is not.
So far, so good, but here's where I have problems. Nowhere in any previous
contests do I see the Limited and Unlimited classes separated in the scoring
tables. They are not recognized as having any distinction. If one digs deep
enough, one can find which bands a station was operating on by searching the
"Printable Line Scores" and if one looks in the "log submissions", they can
find what power level a person used, but nowhere are these recognized as
being in different classes.
Ignoring the obvious question of why the two classes are combined, I then
have to ask about rule 2.3.8. Under rule 2.5, Unlimited is exempt from rule
2.3.8 which is the 100 contact limit. However, the division of the rover
classes looks like an afterthought. In reality, there is no Limited and
Unlimited
classes. If Unlimited doesn't exist, all rovers are then bound by rule
2.3.8. At least that's what makes sense to me.
I'm very new at this. The January contest will be my first serious effort
at roving and contesting in general so I am aware that there are a number of
things of which I am ignorant in this regard. Can somebody shed some light on
why the Limited and Unlimited class distinction has been ignored? Can
somebody clear up this 100 contact issue for rovers as well? I was lead to
believe that a number of stations exceed that limit with regularity and that's
actually part of their contest plans. Why is that allowed in light of rule
2.3.8?
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