[NLRS] New Rover Rules are here.

[EAJacobson]

Jon,

Thanks for the clarification. I should have known that experimentation was 
alive and well in the VHF community!  ;-)

No plans on my part at this time. To make a real go of it, I see a lot of 
coordination among several "well supplied" stations. Some of your other 
options also seem interesting. I think watching the efforts (and trying to 
keep up with the operations) will be my main focus for now.

Tnx & 73,
Ed
WB0VHF

At 08:49 AM 12/16/2007, you wrote:


>In a message dated 12/15/2007 6:35:39 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>eajacobson at isd.net writes:
>Does that mean an Unlimited Rover could drive from  QTH to QTH and use
>existing fixed towers and  antennas?
>
>Hmmm...
>
>73,
>Ed
>WB0VHF
>
>
>Hi Ed.
>
>To your question, the answer is yes. Have some new plans ?
>
>The Unlimited Class is sort of an experimenters class ... an open class if
>you like that better .... to be able to try and do new things, so the 
>rules are
>  a bit more wide open.  For one example it also opens up the
>bus/rover/multi-op possibility.   It allows those who live in 
>low  activity areas to perfect
>grid circling (if they so wish to do so).  There  are probably other ideas we
>have not thought about yet !  However, because  the class is more wide open,
>it was the VUACs intent to not allow Unlimited  Rovers scores in club 
>aggregate
>scoring .... Rover and Limited Rover class  scores would/could count, but not
>Unlimited Rovers scores.   Somewhere  between what the VUAC proposed and what
>was published in the updated General VHF  rules this got lost.
>
>The VUAC also recommend that rover APRS  data may be used by all stations,
>not just multi-ops.   Also, the  update rules are a little confusing about 
>the
>family rule when you read 2.3.1  and 2.3.2 ... the VUACs intent is that the
>family rule is allowed for  rovers.
>
>There is discussion going on within the VUAC to understand if  there was a
>translation error or if these final changes we see in the rules were
>adjustments made post-VUAC.   As an volunteer advisory group our input  is 
>not the rule
>and could be subject to change.  Hopefully we will have  more information
>about all of this in the next few days to come.
>
>73, Jon
>W0ZQ
>
>
>
>
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