Just imagine all the money to be spent in marketing to draw the same
amount of participation as a contest like the IARU.
I personally think that the conbination couldn't be better, obviously
under
Low solar activity the site chosen has to be in a location with
propagation advantages.
Maybe Puerto rico Who knows...
Felipe
NP4Z
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim George
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:18 AM
To: Mark Beckwith
Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Ideas for WRTC 2004
Interesting question.
First off, the WRTC needs to be in a warm climate. It would be tough
for
the station and antenna work to be in inclement weather. Second, the
WRTC
must be imbedded in some form of contest, otherwise, the rich enviroment
of
QSOs and multipliers available would not exist. In addition, the WRTC
is
the championship of contesting, and therefore it needs to be in a
contesting environment, with both modes available. The IARU is not any
of
the national contests, or regional. Realistically, that leaves the IARU
in
the summer (northern hemisphere)as the only alternative The IARU's 24
hour
length is a good compromise between the full 48 hours and shorter
durations. The 24 hour length is important from the consideration of
the
hosts and also the competitors and referees. From an overall
perspective,
the IARU is a good environment.
Jim N3BB
>Why does the WRTC need to be wedded to the IARU Radiosport?
>
>Mark, N5OT
>
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