[NLRS] 2005 UHF and Rovermania II Results

[W0ZQ at aol.com]

I do believe that the 2005 ARRL UHF contest results are released and are  now 
available on the ARRL's Members Only site at 
_http://www.arrl.org/contests/results/_ (http://www.arrl.org/contests/results/)    .   Many thanks to John, 
K9JK, for the excellent write-up !
 
Nationally, in the SOLP class, we see N0KP in 2nd place chasing his  nemesis, 
K2DRH.   In the SOHP class, we have KM0T 1st and W0GHZ  4th.   In the Multi 
class we have those never-say-die heroes of Buck  Hill fame N0HJZ in 2nd and 
the CVCC guys as K9CVC in 3rd.     Finally, in the rover class, we swept 1st, 
2nd, 3rd, and 5th places with W0ZQ/R,  K0MHC/R, W9FZ/R, and KC0IYT/R.   John, 
K9JK/R placed  6th.    Somehow we let NE8I/R "sneek" into 4th place .... I think 
 one more grid by Glen and they would have exchanged places.
 
So, did Rovermania II promote growth ?    Yes, and  no.   First the Yes part. 
  Logs submission are up from  last year, which were up from 2003 (yahoo!).   
 The log totals  from 2002 through 2005 are 156, 140, 169, and 183.   Now the 
No  part.  Over the same time period, the number of rover logs was 24, 29, 
35,  and 32, so although there were fewer rovers in 2005 than in 2004, there 
were  more total logs.   Being the optimist that I am, I am going to  proclaim 
victory and state that Rovermania II met its PRIMARY object of  generating 
growth.   Congratulations to all who played around in  this fun event and submitted 
their logs.   
 
So, what about those secondary Rovermania II agendas ?   Well  first off, the 
NLRS rovers swept first, second, and third place.    Pretty cool huh.   We 
placed second in the SOLP class, first and  fourth in the SOHP class, and second 
and third in the Multi class, all from a  location far far away from the 
northeast corridor.   That's eight of  the top twelve places in the four operating 
classes ...... think about THAT for  a while.
 
Lastly, check out the score from Mike, KM0T.     What  can I say.   His score 
was the largest score of ANY submission  regardless of category.   That's 
right, one guy located in northwest  Iowa outscored the entire W2SZ multi-op 
group located in the  corridor.    How amazing is that ?    Speaking  with first 
hand knowledge of having being on the other end of Mikes SDR set-up,  Mike has 
an outstanding station.   If you have a few spare hours,  check out his 
website at _www.km0t.com_ (http://www.km0t.com)  and his  Rovermania II contest 
write-up at _http://www.km0t.com/pages/uhf2005.htm_ 
(http://www.km0t.com/pages/uhf2005.htm)  .    FB Mike !
 
In the Leagues write-up John, JK, asks if Rovermania will be back next  year. 
  Next year the NLRS will be hosting the CSVHF Society  conference, so 
schedules will be busy.   But, the answer is YES  !    The primary goal for 
Rovermania III will be 200 plus  logs.   The secondary goal will be rover mentoring 
and getting the  rovers out.    Make sure you mark August 6-7, 2006 in your  
calendar for the ARRL UHF contest and Rovermania III.    If you  are new to 
roving and wonder what this is all about, please make sure that you  check out the 
Dog Pound at Central States in July.   The W0ZQ/R will  be there with a bunch 
of others.    
 
73, Jon
W0ZQ/R


Come and join us here in Bloomington, Minnesota, home of  the Mall of 
America, July 27 & 28, 2006 for the 40th annual Central States  VHF Society 
Conference hosted once again by the NLRS.