[NLRS] Re: Grid circling

[Mark Oswood]

I can think of several solutions to this problem.  Since I am not  a rover, I'm not sure if either of these would be burdensome.
 
1.  Require anyone who submits a score as a rover to have a certain percentage of fixed stations in their log.  If you made it something like 50% fixed stations, this would solve the problem of the grid circling rovers who only work each other but don't increase overall activity.  Would be easy to enforce and shouldn't hurt most of our local rovers who are trying to work us at home.  The grid circlers can work each other all they want, but if they don't work enough other stations,their scores don't count.
 
2.  Require a station to move a fixed geographic distance before activating a new grid.  This would eliminate the advantages of positioning at grid intersections.  This would be hard/impossible to enforce, and would probably be unpopular with local rovers as well.  
 
Just a few thoughts from an inexperienced non-rover.  I would support suggestion #1.
 
73,
Mark W0LM