[CQ-Contest] IARU R1 proposals

[Mike/Shelley Ritz]

The one BIG problem I see in limiting contesting to a specific set of frequencies are how they will affect the big gun stations that sit on run frequencies for hours on end. There is not enough bandwidth now for all of them now, and there are more stations that fit the big gun status than ever before. Imagine if they were limited to squeezing them all into 100KHz of space? Let the QRO wars begin! 

Mike, W7VO 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard DiDonna NN3W" <nn3w at cox.net> 
To: cq-contest at contesting.com, "VR2BrettGraham" <vr2bg at harts.org.hk> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 5:49:45 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: [CQ-Contest] IARU R1 proposals 

An interesting set of proposals. As a radiosport enthusiast, I'd be concerned about this one: 

===Contest-free sections in all HF contests=== 

The Emcomm folks are being quite vocal about this issue, and are being rather unreasonable. 

Add to that, the MMSN folks are all bent out of shape.... 

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mmsncontest/ 

73 Rich NN3W 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "VR2BrettGraham" <vr2bg at harts.org.hk> 
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 6:07 AM 
Subject: [CQ-Contest] IARU R1 DQ paper 


> IARU Region 1 HF committee is having an interim meeting in OE land 
> next February. Papers to be discussed can be found at: 
> 
> http://iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=173&func=download&id=294&chk=21d786e3ee7686357f4e705dec541e6b&no_html=1 
> 
> This one from DARC might be of interest to radiosport enthusiasts. 
> 
> Introduction 
> 
> It is proposed to discuss disqualification practices within IARU Region 1. 
> 
> Background 
> 
> The CQ WW Contest Committee wrote following to the DARC: 
> 
> Begin of quote: 
> 
> Each of the major international contests operates under its own set of 
> guidelines and rules. The CQ WW Contest Committee respects and 
> supports your hard work. Each major contest has its own set of rules. 
> A violation of those rules can lead to disqualification of an entrant. The 
> recent increase in technological advances has made certification of top 
> scoring entrants very difficult to adjudicate. Those entrants who choose 
> to violate the rules are becoming more sophisticated. In order to bring 
> pressure on the small number of entrants who seek to violate the rules, 
> the CQ WW Contest Committee brings before you the following proposal. 
> Disqualification of an entrant in any of the participating contests will lead 
> to check-log status in all the other contests for a period of one year. One 
> year ineligibility will commence with the public announcement publication 
> of the entrants call sign by the contests organizers. The call sign and the 
> reason for disqualification will be shared with all participating contests. 
> 
> End of quote. 
> 
> DARC would like to know more about the disqualification practice of other 
> contest organizers within the IARU Region 1 and therefore ask for any 
> contributions concerning this topic. 
> 
> Recommendation 
> 
> That the HF Committee should analyze the current situation. 

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