Personally I will not change my operating category just because of the
WRTC 2018 qualification rules. I enjoy SO1R non-assisted with single
tribander and vertical with low power. When I have time to put in a near
full effort I do very well when compared to the 2 radios and assisted
individuals. If this decision results in my not qualifying, oh well I
did my best and life moves on.
While I'm of the opinion assisted and non-assisted should remain
separate categories, the committee has defined the qualification
requirements and I am willing to work within those requirements. Now
hopefully other things in my life will allow me the time to put in
competitive efforts in the defined contests.
73
Bill
AC0W
Message: 5
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 22:11:07 +0000 (UTC)
From: brian coyne <g4odv@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
Cc: "cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC2018 Qualifying
What about those of us (the vast majority of contesters) who do not
wish to work harder? as they have? no desire (or lack the means or
ability to compete at the top level) to qualify for WRTC. This group
includes single ops who do not wish to use the internet and are
unwilling to have their hands forced by being ambushed into accepting
this Fait Accompli proposed by the DARC organisers.
Make no mistake this move will change the face of contesting forever
as many guys (the present top single unassisted ops) who do wish to
compete for places are forced into this change of format for
qualifying. In consequence there will be a massive shift over into the
'Assisted' class in the major CQWW & CQWPX contests in the next two
years which will never be reversed. Those of us remaining? who do not
wish to use internet help? will be competing in a very de-valued
section.
Randy (K5ZD) operating in the recent cqww cw event has confirmed what
many of us already knew, which is that whatever class or category they
choose those present? top dogs will still win, gaining the tools of
assistance will increase their scores but will not add anything to
their skills. In Randy's case we did see his comments after the cqww
ssb event that his station was getting old and tired.Whether he
re-vamped his station, or didn't,? or operated from another place? I
do not know, although if the latter case he will need to be mindful of
the other new rule restricting traveling ops, (another controversial
introduction as there are many talented ops who do not have their own
facilities for a variety of reasons and need to guest at competitive
stations). ?
Why then do DARC consider it necessary to merge unassisted and
assisted classes? The reasons they have given are very lame ones, they
do not seem to have any regard for unintended consequences of
diminishing the traditional single op class for other contests where
searching skills are very much part of the enjoyment and fun of
contesting and be replaced by what can only be regarded as a
mechanical exercise.which will now have to be adopted if one wants to
win, like it or not.?If the object of the qualifying is to produce
operators to work a traditional skills contest why impose this rule?.
As Paul O'Kane stated at the commencements of these various WRTC
threads 'It is incongruous that to qualify for a competition which
does not embrace the internet one is obliged to use the internet.'? I
do so agree.
73? Brian 5B4AIZ / C4Z.
From: Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 15:12
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC2018 Qualifying
I see all the complaints about EU zones, NA contests, weighting of
contests
, assisted vs. unassisted etc. etc. but every one
of those can be overcome to some degree.? Work harder, learn to use
the
cluster , play in contests with low rate and scores.etc.
There is one sticky wicket though:
How can a guy with a tribander, vertical? and inverted vees ever even
HOPE
to compete against stations with huge
multiple stacks or high gain antennas on all bands?? We're talking
world
class #1 super stations here, not an added tribander or a single
monoband
yagi.
10's if not 100's of thousands of dollars worth of antennas, towers &
primo
real estate..I am sure there is probably one in most (but of course
not all)
zones.
He can't.
WRTC is not truly a fair competition.? Sure, maybe the day of it is,
yes,
but to get there you need skill and very deep pockets.
Regards,
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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