[Rover] Rover Survey, Please

Mon, 28 Oct 2002 23:32:46 -0600

Check below for my responses
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ev Tupis (W2EV)" <[email protected]>
To: "Rover eMail Remailer" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 7:08 AM
Subject: [Rover] Rover Survey, Please


> Please...I need to know something.  Please respond ONLY if YOU are a
ROVER.
>
> Do NOT respond with future-looking strategies or OPINIONS.  I am
looking for
> REAL DATA.
>
> PLEASE...respond direct (NOT to the listserve).
>
> I will compile the answers and report the results back to the
list...after which
> folks can opine to their hearts content. :o)
>
> Ev Tupis, W2EV
>
>
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> Please offer insights to the following items (as either a raw
number, or in
> 4-sentences or less for each item).
> ----------- -- ----
>
> ROVERS:
> ------
>
> 1. On AVERAGE, how long (in time) do you stay in a grid to operate?
>      - Do NOT say, "until everyone is worked".  If you thought to
>        say that, then please consider, on AVERAGE, how long does
>        it take to get to that point?  I am looking for minutes,
>        hours, etc.
I setup my rover schedule before the contest and try very hard to
stick to it.  I average 1.5 hours operating time per grid at an
operating location.  I will shorten it 1 hour in the local grids and
as much as 2 hours in the moderately rare grids that are not that far
away.

>
> 2. What drives your decision to exit a grid?
Sticking to the schedule.

>
> 3. What is your operation-location strategy?
>      - Start at the DX grids and work your way toward the population
>        centers
>      - Start at the population centers and work your way toward DX
grids
>      - etc.
I start the contest at the DX grids and work toward the population
center.  For January we are driving to the DX on Friday night and
staying in a Hotel.

73, Jon
W0AMT

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