Many contesters have been following the AO8HQ versus DA0HQ case. This was documented in the following links below http://www.radio-sport.net/iaru_scoring09a.htm http://www.radio-sport.net/iaru_scorin
José it is a very difficult concept to grasp - The contest committee and damned if they do and damned if they don't. We must assume that DA0HQ operators operated with honor - that is what we expect o
Jose' In addition to the points you make, there are some other troubling points in the ARRL "statement". (The statement is issued in the name of the "Awards Committee", but in my experience such publ
I just wrote a blog post with my personal opinion on this topic. In case you are interested in my 50 cents, here is the link: http://www.dh1tw.de/arrl-taking-wrong-consequences 73 Tobias EA4/DH1TW __
Jose, I too like IARU, but I think the HQ competition routine is becoming, frankly, stupid. Dozens of HQ stations spread across the band, acting as CQ monsters for a full 24 hours. I also think the v
As a life member of the ARRL and a contester I am disappointed on the ARRL's decision on this matter. They are punishing all the IARU societies , who clearly enjoy and put a lot of effort into this c
or make it like Field day rules, all stations and antennas withinn 1000 feet or whatever the distance is. Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com _
Jose et al, I welcome ARRL's very wise decisions about the DL vs EA dispute as well as about ending the madness called HQ competition. First, everybody know what the DLs were doing to win. period. Ho
IARU contest had become the bad showcase of EU nationalism. Only exception known to me is E7HQ which unites 3 local hamradio societies. I wish more EU stations take part in Field Days. Once upon a ti
Refer to what I wrote 4 years ago and you will understand why I completely agree with Zoli's opinion. 73, Wally LZ2CJ Written on CQ-Contest reflector by LZ2CJ back in 2006 : Dear Fellow Contesters, I
Richard, You are right. Since HQ proliferation, IARU Contest isn't fun for all. Instead expand overall contest participation, it concentrated all attentions (and Ops) on HQ station. I do support erad
I've participated in three ARRL HQ (W1AW/x) operations. I'd REALLY hate to see the "distributed multi-multi" feature of this contest go away. I don't remember how our operations placed.. I know we di
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:39:23 -0500
The first decision was a non decision.> The ARRL opted not to decide in the claim of AO8HQ against DA0HQ.> ARRL says URE has provided no evidence of their claim, but at the same time> declared there
My 2 cents, It's the IARU contest (not CQ, ARRL, DARC, etc), therefore the existence of HQ category is meaningful and important. If HQ participation has degenerated in the past years, it's time to f
I also like the "distributed multi-multi" concept, and my first reaction to the problem was also simply to give zero points for same country QSOs, even though it would of course be to the detriment o