Three points that one should consider on this topic. 1. With regard to the selection of an operator from Africa : there were only 3 competitors from Africa above 10,000 points in the qualifying perio
So what? If you want team Africa - you need to select Africans Makes a folly of the "Olympics of Amateur Radio" Three points that one should consider on this topic. 1. With regard to the selection of
Dave: Thanks for the info. Now things make more sense. What I would suggest to the Committee going forward, would be some sort of "succession system" in The rules to some reasonable depth -meaning it
Actually it is just like the "Olympics" One reason I really do not watch the Olympics anymore. 1- Professionals now allowed. 2- You can live full time in the USA, but if your bloodline like you have
Yep, and Jamaica (or is it Bermuda?) enters the bobsled race in the winter Olympics, even though they have NO sn*w and NO practice runs in that country, and NO chance of winning. They enter to "show
Mark Yep that is it. Thanks for the info. I think we can put this one to bed. 73 Steve Something like this? http://wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/competition/selection-policies-2 73, Mark, KD4D ___________
Could not be beter then that. DL5AXX does excellent job! 73, Igor UA9CDC 11.06.2018 22:45, MARK BAILEY : Something like this? http://wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/competition/selection-policies-2 73, Mar
I really wonder how qualification is going to work out next time, at least in USA? You compete in your area to win points to earn a spot but many competitors are now clustered using remotes in W1 and
Author: Timothy Coker via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:54:30 +0000 (UTC)
I suppose it would be like when KL9A proved that ARRL CW could be won (claimed as of now) while remote... He appropriately reported his QTH as ME. Section 6, area 2 of the 2018 WRTC qualification rul
Author: Timothy Coker via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:56:46 +0000 (UTC)
Ill clarity right away... Chris has a claimed win while SOHP remote for US, not NA or DX. I dont mean to take away from all the amazing ops in the other categories who may have won their regions or c
I understand this as far as the remote op themselves goes. What about the ops who get pushed out of 1st place in their district due to a remote or out of area guest op? How does qualification work fo
It is mind boggling that there will be NO participants in WRTC 2018 from Africa. If we are going to bill this as the Olympics of radiosport, then it seems to me that the rules must state that a team
Author: Timothy Coker via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 01:37:05 +0000 (UTC)
I suppose thats exactly how resident ops have always felt whenever someone traveled to their area and operated? Whether it be as a guest op SO/Multi or maybe they came in and setup a temp station. I
You are right. The selection process ideally should be changed, especially for countries with several area slots for WRTC. Each area should hold WRTC like contest (or two) during the selection period
<snip> One cannot vilify remote ops winning our area without also vilifying guest ops / DXPeditions. Tim / N6WIN. In general, guest ops have made a commitment in terms of time and money to operate fr
Author: Timothy Coker via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:42:20 +0000 (UTC)
Paul, there is no doubt a difference in time with the efficiency often pointing towards remote operating. Expense can be argued with the arrival of pay to rent minutes services now out there for remo
If we are going to bill this as the Olympics of radiosport, then it seems to me that the rules must state that a team must consist of two individuals who reside in the designated geographic and and p
Hi all: It's not quite that straightforward. "Remoting" can mean a bunch of different things. There are the "Rent A Stations", (both Remote and In Person), some of which are Professional Level revenu
Steve, Remote operation for contesting in general is ok. Where it becomes problematic is when youre vying for placement among your peers in a geographic region but some of your peers operate from ano