What is it you're trying to fix with this proposed rule? I honestly don't
get it. It makes no sense.
Steve
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Ev Tupis <w2ev@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Not at all, John. You find the best location in a Grid-4 and operate.
> When you're done...you're done. Move on to the best location in the next
> Grid-4 and operate there. (uh-oh...one more rule needed: 3. Once operation
> begins from a given Grid-4, the station may not move to another location
> within a Grid-4 for the duration of the operation).
>
> Nobody said that you can't drive through a previously activated grid to get
> somewhere. You simply can't reactivate while you do it.
>
> Simple and elegant.
>
> Ev, W2EV
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 2/17/09, John D'Ausilio <jdausilio@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: John D'Ausilio <jdausilio@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Endorse Rover Rules Revisions EXCEPT the 30
> Q Limit
> > To: w2ev@yahoo.com
> > Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> > Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 3:48 PM
> > Look Ev, the 'once and once only' grid rule you seem
> > to be in love
> > with is not going to be acceptable to most rovers .. if
> > roads all ran
> > N-S or E-W it wouldn't be such a problem, but as people
> > have stated in
> > most places (including all of my routes in the past) you
> > revisit grids
> > either because of where the road goes or because you
> > eventually have
> > to get home ;) Your proposal would drastically reduce the
> > amount of
> > time I could operate (and increase the amount of time
> > I'd be driving)
> > ..
> >
> > de w1rt/john
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Ev Tupis
> > <w2ev@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > --- On Tue, 2/17/09, Glen Overby
> > <goverby@charter.net> wrote:
> > >> Ev Tupis wrote:
> > >> > 1. Rovers calculate their final score by
> > simple summing of their
> > >> > scores from each individual Grid-4 that they
> > activate.
> > >
> > >> Didn't the scoring system used to be like
> > that?
> > >
> > > No. There was always an "incentive" quotient
> > at play.
> > >
> > >> > 2. Once operation begins from a new Grid-4,
> > it may not
> > >> > resume in a previously activated Grid-4 for
> > the remainder
> > >> > of the event.
> > >>
> > >> I'm fine with the 30 / 50% QSO limit, and
> > think this is
> > >> a bad idea.
> > >
> > > The 30/50 thing is too difficult for most people to
> > abide by. Why are you resistant to the above proposal?
> > It's simple to implement and abide by.
> > >
> > > Ev
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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