On 9/15/2015 8:58 PM, Marshall-K5QE wrote:
The most experienced rovers probably know who the big fixed stations
are and if they can be worked from a given grid. I would suggest that
you could just call the fixed station on the phone. This certainly
attracts their attention and gets you immediate results. And yes,
they can just work you during one of the 30sec or 1min RX periods.
Obviously, there will be times where a rover gets to a grid and there
is no cell phone coverage, but mostly there is decent cell phone
coverage in most grids nowadays.
Why doesn't everyone just submit their telephone number and then
everyone else can call them for a qso... GEEEZ..... Thought this was a
contest, not a ---call me when you are there and i will make the
contact. WOW... Radio contests are sure changing. maybe we should
just do away with radio and do it via the internet.
, when I was on the VUAC, did not like assisted contacts, and still
dont. It is NOT contesting.
As far as a station only worrying about ""large"" rover stations, does
that mean that small rovers are not worth the trouble to work?? Think
someone may be alienating the small rovers.
Also, do away with the EME in the contests. Yes, it is understood that
some use this but not most, BUT there are EME contests for that.
Let us get back to contesting as it should be, other than, ""I have to
have assistance"" to make any contacts.
Len WA6KLK
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