[PaQSO] Rover vs. Mobile....

[Ralph Matheny]

You have the distinction correct.  The Rover usually operates in fewer 
counties than the mobile.  The rover is usually louder--and thus enjoys
a bit of an advantage over the mobile.  The rover operation is more 
practical for a single person than the mobile.  That's why I started 
"Rovering" a few years back.  Now I have a sidekick who comes along to
drive, log setup, and make the whole thing a bit easier.  IMHO it is not 
safe to drive and contest operate at the same time.

In some parties--the Ohio for example--rovers get to make contacts between 
locations. In the Pa, however, that is not permitted I am told.  The 
"Ohio" plan also allows rovers to use plug-in power, places no limit on
Tx power, and a few other perks to make a "Rover" a "Mobile on Steroids"
as K8MR would say.

Either way, it's a fun thing to do on a fall weekend in Pennsylvania.

Ralph Matheny
K8RYU
207 Gibbons Place
Marietta Ohio  45750
mathenyr at marietta.edu