Thanks much for the reply. I've gotten several very good responses to this so
far. I am curious though about the timing of this change. I did participate
in the September VHF contest and even though it wasn't a serious effort, I seem
to remember there being 3 rover categories. Obviously, I could be mistaken
about that, but in looking at the Rules for that contest, they currently show 3
categories. Every other contest shows only one.
Was that a late addition that nobody noticed or am I missing something.
I'm actually quite excited about the Limited Rover class. I'm hoping it gets a
lot more people involved. I know it encourages me to press on even harder.
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 06:32:04PM +0000, k4gun@comcast.net wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> The separation of the rovers into two classes is a very recent (as in this
> month) change in the rules. In previous contests, there was only one rover
> category.
>
> > 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.
>
> It's not an afterthought - it's a very recent change. It remains to be
> seen what the unforeseen consequences of the changes will be.
>
> --
> Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
> kenharker@kenharker.com
> http://www.kenharker.com/
>
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