[CQ-Contest] Is it a time to change rules for HQ stns in IARUcontest ?

[Bob Henderson]

The issue does undermine the credibility & integrity of this IARU event as a 
contest.

It could be addressed by attributing nil points to contacts between HQ and 
other stations in the territory they represent.

Of course, this would do nothing to stimulate local activity in support of 
HQ operations.

Perhaps a clear definition of event objectives from the IARU would help.

What have we here, a contest or a flag waving party?

Bob, 5B4AGN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Valeri Stefanov" <wally at el-soft.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 5:28 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Is it a time to change rules for HQ stns in 
IARUcontest ?


> Dear Fellow Contesters,
>
> I would say the time to change rules for HQ stations in IARU contest has
> come.
> It is crystal clear ,if one reads the link below( of course, if he can
> understand
> Russian :-) )
>
> www.qrz.ru/webnews/3441.htm
>
> In IARU 2005 -
> It is NOT normal DA0HQ to have over 9000 DL QSOs out of total of 19 000.
> It is NOT normal to have SN0HQ been called by 1200 different SP callsigns
> who used JUST ONE STATION to make these QSOs. 528 of these 1200
> SP operators worked SN0HQ on all 6 bands form JUST ONE STATION.
> SN0HQ had 8 000 QSO's with SP stations ,too !
> (info is translated from the link in Russain given above )
>
> As a normal person I would  NOT call this a fair competition although
> accroding to currently printed rules of IARU contest this is NOT a formal
> rules violation.
>
> If we have the same approach in LZ we would ask 1/3 of all 3000 LZ
> hams to go to our central radio club station and to stand on a queue
> to work LZ7HQ station on 6 bands  :-))).
>
> I would kindly suggest to organizing committee of IARU contest
> to take action and stop this nonsense.
> At this time I can not suggest myself a solution of this problem,but such
> actions by some HQ stations definetly makes efforts of other HQ stations
> useless.
>
> 73,  Wally LZ2CJ
> one of LZ7HQ operators in IARU 2006
>
>
>
>
>
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