There you go. The 2014 year where the claimed score was above 2000
QSOs. But, I thought you said that "3000 QSO in 24 hours in RDXC is not
uncommon from almost anywhere."
I see no evidence of that being anywhere close to being true from the
United States for a single operator. Can you show me?
73 Rich NN3W
On 12/8/2014 11:50 PM, Igor Sokolov wrote:
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>
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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
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From: Igor Sokolov [mailto:ua9cdc@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2014 12:12 AM
To: 'David Siddall', wrtc2018@lists.wrtc2018.de,
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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
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