[NLRS] States Above "Contest" - Rovers

[Dave Aho - N9TTX]

Pick pick pick.

    The States above Rules (in parts dealing with
Rovers) are as follows..nothing more, nothing less:

"New as of 2001/2002: Rover category. 
Rovers may combine states worked from multiple
locations. 


1.  Refer to the ARRL rules for WAS awards for any
issue not specifically covered by these rules. In case
of a conflict, the rules in this document shall take
precedence. 

4.  An applicant may submit entries from multiple
locations or combine them into one Rover entry. "


Note this plain and simple English as in point #4
above...This I am guessing is to give those of us who
may work out of 2 or more locations (as in my case
from EN44, EN43, & EN55 when I go to those areas
outside my home QTH)  These rules are specific to the
States above awards which in point #1 would overrule
the ARRL "Rover" description as is pointed out in the
previous post below as it is "specifically covered" by
the States above rules.  This is how I had interpreted
them, as well as others I have talked to have
interpreted them.  Plain and simple:  For THIS award,
a Rover is someone who has made contacts from various
locations.  Flame away...but it reads this way to me.

           Dave...N9TTX (sometimes Rover)



--- "John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK"
<hamk9jk at ameritech.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> Bruce and all,
> 
> I hope there is *some* restriction beyond "anything
> a rover wants it to 
> mean" for States Above as I, personally, have tried
> to follow what I believe 
> are reasonable criteria and maintain the 'spirit' of
> what is intended for 
> the "Rover" mode of operation.
> 
> To John T's prior e-mail which spurred Bruce's reply
> - The "Rules" 
> (available at
> http://www.csvhfs.org/states/CSTSTrules.HTML) note
> that the 
> Rover category was "New as of 2001/2002:" and do
> give some criteria about 
> rover operation "Rovers may combine states worked
> from multiple locations.".
> 
> As noted in the write-up for 2004-2005 that you
> (Bruce) authored and 
> included with my certificate (and I again thank you,
> Bruce, for your effort 
> in supporting this award), I included contacts from
> where I "caught an 
> opening in my driveway." While this was not included
> in the write-up, I 
> *was* using my rover set-up when I made those
> contacts even though I was in 
> my driveway...antennas mounted on my Rover vehicle
> and using power supplied 
> from the vehicle. Since one of the "rules" (#1)
> specifies that one should 
> "Refer to the ARRL rules for WAS awards for any
> issue not specifically 
> covered by these rules. ...", it only seems fair and
> approrpiate that the 
> ARRL Rules for what defines a Rover should be a
> basis for what is accepted 
> as far as equipment set-up (even though THAT is
> *not* specifically written).
> 
> For example, someone using fixed/non-mobile antennas
> installed at different 
> QTHs should not be able to submit as a rover (even
> though Rule #4, when read 
> by itself, seems to suggest that one could do that.)
> The non-numbered 
> description of "Location" in the rules, "For
> Single-Op and Multi-Op 
> categories all contacts must be made from a station
> located entirely within 
> a single 500 meter circle." seems to provide such
> restriction for that 
> possibility. However, said station certainly should
> be able to submit 
> separate "Single-Op" entires for each of the
> locations.
> 
> 73, JK (The only rover entry for CSVHFS's 2004-2005
> States Above 
> competition.)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Richardson" <w9fz at w9fz.com>
> To: <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 14:36
> Subject: RE: [NLRS] States Above Update
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi John:
> 
> Yes, rover category for States Above is anything a
> rover wants it to mean.
> But it was a way for a guy who worked states "not"
> from home to get some
> recognition.
> 
> 
> Come to the Central States VHF Society 40th
> Conference in Minneapolis on July 27-30, 2006!
> Info at www.csvhfs.org
> 
> 
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               ...73, and all that jazz,


                 Dave...N9TTX


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