[NLRS] What would you like from rovers???

[John Hoaglun]

I am starting to get ready for the next contest.... working through some
ideas and I thought that I would solicit thoughts from my "clients." I am
debating changing which grids that I activate.

Would people prefer that we work less grids but for a longer period of time
in each grid?

Or would you prefer that we try to maximize the number of grids that we can
activate with realistic chances of making good q's?

How long to stay in a grid is a common debate for rovers. I found that we
could work 50-75% of our q's while in motion. This made the couple longer
stops that we had seem pretty quiet once we did actually stop. After 30-45
minutes there wasn't much for activity until we moved someplace else.
Granted once the rates really slow down we do still get a few new q's once
in a while.

I am thinking about starting in EN23 & EN33 or some such area that is within
the 175 mile circle.  The magic line on the map that allowed us to be able
to working into EN34 & EN35 during the Jan 2003 contest was someplace just
south of Clear Lake near the EN32/33 border as W0GHZ found out. This would
cut down our drive by 30+% and maybe would allow us to find another grid or
two someplace else within the circle to operate from like EN44/EN45 or maybe
even to end the contest in EN37.

My friends.... let me know your thoughts... this might also impact my choice
of antennas and future bands which is why I ask the question now.

73



John Hoaglun - MCSE
KC0LBT - EN35
http://www.hoaglun.com