I have replied in this thread explaining the situation previously. The
single band records will be restored. With the new single band categories
being introduced last year, the website needs to be updated. This is an
unintentional effect of the new category additions and we are working on
correcting the single band records on the website.
73,
Paul N1SFE ARRL Contest Program Msnager.
On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 12:17 PM <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
> There are still a few older records still showing on the ARRL DX Contest
> site but most record scores are from 2022. This has to be an error, Bob!
> It
> would be great if you could see all scores over the years as you can on the
> CQ sites.
>
> For example: In 1985 I did an 80m single band effort in the ARRL DX Phone
> contest operating as KK9A/PJ7. My antenna was just a low dipole at a guest
> house but by some freak of nature I had a record score of 403,389 points.
> This record lasted for decades and it may still be the highest score ever,
> however the ARRL website shows an Italian station as the 80m record holder
> with only 75,294 points.
>
>
> John KK9A
>
>
>
>
>
> kq2m wrote:
>
>
> Last week I was noticed that my single band ARRLDX contest records and
> those of my fellow contesters had been "disappeared", and I suspected
> that they were eliminated because now self-spotting was allowed and the
> LOW Power maximum was reduced from 150 to 100 watts.
>
> The rationalizations I saw coming out of the ARRL are, IMO, pure BUNK.
> Old single band records should persist until or unless they are broken,
> not because of some rule change effectively putting SO into the Assisted
> Class because of self-spotting, or a 2 db drop in power for LOW power
> ops. "Old" records were not eliminated after UBN log-checking started
> which it tougher to set new records than the previous records. I am not
> aware of any practical reason that necessitates the elimination of
> existing single op NON-Assisted records and certainly NOT for SO HIGH
> power!
>
> In fact, Mark, N5OT states in his excellent write-up that "It's notable
> that none of the new category records surpassed any of these now-retired
> records". That's PRECISELY my point. It is BIZARRE that a lower score
> is now considered by the ARRL to be a "new record" merely because these
> LOWER scores were made after 2021. What kind of a "record" is that?
>
> This action by the ARRL completely disrespects the ops and
> station-owners of stations where all of those records were set and the
> effort and strategy required to set them!
>
> I have never seen pro sports or the Olympics eliminate records just
> because rules have been changed, there are new technological
> advancements, the run-time of the event has been extended, or for any
> other reason. Old records that continue to exist and stand the test
> time despite more advantaged conditions now, become the stuff of
> legends, NOT stuff to be removed.
>
> The ARRL should restore the old records precisely because they ARE the
> records and they should be updated only if and when they are
> legitimately beaten under the "new" rules and NOT until then.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, KQ2M
>
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