[NLRS] Rovermania: Reaching out to others to generate growth

[Matt Burt]

Hi Jerry - well I don't disagree with your observation.  I have been on the
receiving end of the same situation before.  As a solo rover op trying to get
as many folks as possible before moving on it can be frustrating.   The
decision to move on (to the next grid) can be tough.  While I may lack some of
the skill of the other rover stations out there I have really tried to work as
many as possible be before QSYing on to a new band.  Actually worked pretty
good from several of the grids this time out.  Obvisously many of us are
attempting to perfect the operating skill and that should go for the multiop
too.  Nothing more annoying than having a multi not able to work you CW ...
have to say that has been improving lately.  Guess these discussions can make a
difference some times.
73,
Matt
KF0Q

Quoting Gerald <geraldj at ispwest.com>:

> 
> 
> On Fri, 2005-06-17 at 10:27 -0500, jcplatt1 at mmm.com wrote:
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> > <snip>
> > One thing that seems to be missing in the formula is lack of a reasonably
> > serious multiop station.
> > <unsnip>
> <SNIP>
> 
> Trouble with the multiop station these days is that the rover or the
> other stations working through the bands don't pause long enough on any
> band but the one (2m typically) used for coordination to hear a tail
> ender. Used to be that a station (or one operator of a multiop station)
> could specialize in 432, another on 222, another on 1296, another on 2m)
> and could make a decent score. Today with this aberrant operating
> technique the single band station without the coordinating band often
> can't make any contacts at all. That station will hear lots of stations
> but as each makes a schedule for another band no amount of tail ending
> power will get contacts. The last thing heard is QSY, then silence. So
> there isn't much operating advantage to the multiop station, not like
> there used to be. Band switching even in the rover is too simple and
> quick. I'll make the claim that a multiband station could double its
> score by saying QRZ and then listening for ten or 15 seconds before
> changing to the next band scheduled. It just might be that both stations
> with the schedule could make several contacts before they had a chance
> to QSY IF THEY ONLY LISTENED BEFORE HITTING THE BAND SWITCH!!!!
> 
> -- 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer
> All content copyright, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson
> 
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