[CQ-Contest] WRTC 2006 Sponsored Teams

[Ken Widelitz]

The WRTC 2006 Rules state the following:

3) Selection Criteria II - National Sponsored Teams:
WRTC2006 will select three National Sponsored Teams by an Internet auction.
The three teams with the highest total value of sponsored bids in the
auction will be selected. The two members of the team must be of the same
nationality as defined by National Teams.
Basic conditions and limits:
 ???The auction will be done via PAYPAL or equivalent system via Internet
 ???Maximum of three sponsors per team, including the team members
themselves
 ???A single entity cannot sponsor more than one team.
 ???The three winning teams must be from different countries
 ???The selected teams will participate in the event on equal terms with the
other Regional National or Bi-National Teams, Special National Invited
Teams, and Bi-National Young Teams.
 ???Minimum bid US$ 12,000 American Dollars by each Team bid will be
required.
 ???In due time WRTC2006 will announce the detailed rules for the auction.

Now, low and behold, in looking at the list of applications, there is a
sponsored team with members from TWO DIFFERENT countries. Magically the
rules have changed to accommodate the "old boys" network.

You can argue the auction rules haven't yet been posted. But why this change
months after the rules were posted? The "old boys" network at work.

73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT