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
2010/6/9 José Nunes CT1BOH <ct1boh@gmail.com>:
> 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_scoring09b.htm
>
> http://www.radio-sport.net/iaru_scoring09c.htm
>
> http://www.radio-sport.net/iaru_scoring09d.htm
>
> http://www.radio-sport.net/iaru_scoring09e.htm
> Without wanted to take part in the discussion of who is right or wrong in
> the case of AO8HQ versus DA0HQ I think the ARRL did the worse in two
> decisions:
>
> 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 would be no winner, giving some merit to AO8HQ claim
>
> The second decision is the worse it could be for the future of the HQ
> Competition and by consequence the future of the IARU Contest.
> ARRL says effective with the 2010 IARU HF World Championship, no
> adjudication of HQ station logs will be conducted by the ARRL.
> Instead of fixing the problem with HQ competition, ARRL removes HQ
> competition, forgetting that the HQ competition has been one element fueling
> participation from all over world HQ stations.
>
> I'm not a member of the ARRL but I'm the world record holder of he CW SOAB
> category from CT3EN and because of that I think I have a say.
> IARU is my second favorite contest after the CQWW. It is very sad the ARRL
> did not act up to its duty as the administrator of the IARU Contest.
> ARRL should have thought more about the future of the IARU Contest and less
> about the difficulty to taken a decision in the case of AO8HQ versus DA0HQ.
> Were the HQ societies involved in ARRL decision. Were the IARU participants
> involved in the decision?
>
> To end with a famous Winston Churchill quote:
> "It is no use saying we are doing our best. You have got to suceed in doing
> what is necessary."
>
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> José Nunes
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