Rich,
I do not know where you get your data from and I only checked 2014 SOAB
category results at www.rdxc.org
It shows
7 KC1XX 2481 QSO confirmed 73, Igor UA9CDC----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w@verizon.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fwd: WRTC 18 Qualifying
Yah, the USA record for QSOs in RDXC is under 2000 - and that is from a
station in New England.
I think folks need a little perspective on the level of activity in this
event (i.e., the last time I did it I was dying by 0800 out of sheer
boredom)...
73 Rich NN3W
On 12/08/14, steve.root@culligan4water.com wrote:
"3000 QSO in 24 hours in RDXC is not uncommon from almost anywhere."
Let me tell you about Minnesota sometime :)
73 Steve K0SR
-----Original Message-----
From: Igor Sokolov [mailto:ua9cdc@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2014 12:12 AM
To: 'David Siddall', wrtc2018@lists.wrtc2018.de, cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fwd: WRTC 18 Qualifying
Dave,Can you support your statement regarding the number of participants
in RDXC, IARU and WPX with solid figures?ARRL, that was part of 2014 WRTYC
selection, for me is truly regional contest where unlike RDXC we can only
work US and VE and therefore pretty dull from areas where propagation to
NA last only few hours. In RDXC you can work any one anywhere wich does
not fit the discription of a regional contest but rather WW contest.I have
done ARRL couple of times from the very well equipped setup with multiple
stacks to only make 500-600 QSOs in 48 hours while 3000 QSO in 24 hours in
RDXC is not uncommon from almost anywhere.73, Igor UA9CDC> Thanks for your
thoughts. As I noted WAE & RDXC were elevated ABOVE CQWPX> and IARU. RDXC
& WAE certainly are enjoyed by many, they are fun> contests, but they do
not draw numbers of competitors with worldwide> distribution equivalent to
CQWPX & IARU. Do we really need social> engineering to push competitors
into this or that contest and
tell us what> we "should" like? The numbers demonstrate the rankings for
what we *do*> like as a group, rather than individual preferences.>> 73,
Dave K3ZJ>>> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 11:30 PM, Mats Strandberg wrote:>>>
Dave,>>>> While I do argue with the 2018 organizers on the Assistsd/Non
Assisted>> issue, I fully support the decision to elevate WAE and RDXC to
the same>> level and CQWW and CQ WPX.>>>> Why?>>>> Simply becuase those
two contests are globally considered much bigger >> than>> they are in
some continents..I do consider the CQ contests superb and >> they>> will
forever remain as two of my favourite Top Five contests. However,>>
without question, WAE and RDXC have in late years become even more fun
to>> participate in - and this not only to Europeans and Russians. They
are >> now>> by me and many others considered at same popularity level as
the CQ>> contests.>>>> RDXC is not a regional contest. It is a Worldwide
contest where Russians>> compete separately and th
e rest in a worldwide group. Working DX stations>> is heavily stimulated
by different points compared to working stations >> from>> the same
continent. The log checking and penalties system requires better>>
operator skills compared to some other contests where the contest
echange>> is more or less given. In RDXC, you nned to make sure you
receive both >> the>> other stations's callsign and exchange correctly.
Moreover, you must>> moderate your speed in a way that ensures that the
other station also >> gets>> your call and exchange correctly. If not,
penalties for both of you. I >> know>> this has caused some US
frustration, but in my honest opinion, this >> develop>> and stimulate
true operator skills rather than skills of relying on the>> database of
the log program.>>>> WAE used to be a contest I did not pay attention to
because of QTCs. They>> bothered me because I did not feel I was control
of them. It was a new >> way>> of contesting and I was against and did not
work
WAE for many years. Then >> I>> gradualy started working it with pleasure
but always avoiding exhange of>> the "troublesome" QTCs. One day I decided
to open my eyes and challenge>> myself to try echanging QTCs. From that
day I got stuck! The skill-set>> needed to work WAE in full extent by
exchanging QTCs is different from>> normal contesting and the operator
that masters that additional >> complexity>> of WAE should definitely
receive the same credits as the one that runs >> 300+>> rates exchanging
predictable zones in a CQWW.>>>> It is time for Americans to finally
explore RDXC and WAE in a serious way>> and with 1000 points value, be
sure the bands will be boiling also in >> North>> America those weekends.
Run rates in RDXC are excellent for any station>> participating - for sure
not only for Russians. Particpate and enjoy>> instead of maintaining a
prejudiced opinion about these two great events!>>>> 73 de Mats RM2D
(SM6LRR)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2014-12-02 23:15 GMT+03:00 Dav
id Siddall :>>>>> The difference in rules between WRTC2014 and WRTC2018
that struck me was>>> that the prior emphasis on worldwide contests while
accommodating the>>> major>>> regionals was abandoned.>>>>>> For WRTC2014,
only CQWW received full 1000 value, with CQWPX at 950 and>>> IARU at 900.
Major regional contests such as ARRL, Russian, WAE, AA >>> were>>> 900 or
less. But for WRTC2018, instead of elevating the truly worldwide>>>
contests -- CQWPX & IARU -- the organizers instead emphasize European>>>
regional contests -- WAE and Russian -- both of which now get the top >>>
1000>>> value.>>>>>> This is a step backward from promoting worldwide
competition. It >>> elevates>>> two Euro-centric competitions with less
participation above the more>>> popular worldwide contests as well as
above the other major regionals >>> such>>> as ARRL and AA. Having lived
in areas of the world where propagation>>> doesn't support full time
efforts in the regionals (whether or not one >>> ca
n>>> "work anyone" but for fewer points/mults), I appreciate the truly>>>
worldwide>>> competitions that we have. It says something that these rose
to the top>>> in>>> popularity in the free marketplace of contests.>>>>>>
Just my observation.>>>>>> 73, Dave K3ZJ>>>
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