[CQ-Contest] IARU 2009 and 2010 and ????

[vk4ti at yahoo.com]

>From a VK perspective we have two interpretations as to whether we can or can not compete in this category due to the multiple sites...whilst we competed in HQ a few years back recent efforts were thwarted by the authorities..
I feel the only way forward with the category if it is to be externally managed is ZERO points from ones own country (perhaps multiplier credit only) and a reduction to a "normal" Multi Multi definition - NB there is no MM category in the IARU....
As both modes are allowed then maybe a maximum of 12 stations within a 1KM radius....
But it really does look like the ARRL wants nothing to do with the category and as such someone will need to drive the category..
If needed I am willing to organise a team to adjudicate on the HQ category from VK -as refer previous we are not allowed to enter HQ categories from Australia 
Regards 
Trent VK4TI 

--- On Thu, 10/6/10, Franki ON5ZO <on5zo at telenet.be> wrote:

From: Franki ON5ZO <on5zo at telenet.be>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] IARU 2009 and 2010 and ????
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Received: Thursday, 10 June, 2010, 6:00 PM

> To my understanding, the roots of uneasiness with the "HQ" category in 
> IARU
> HF Competition comes exactly for those 2 reasons: "friend-spotting" and
> campagns to fool the patriotic local contesters and even worse still not
> contesting hams into working the big boss your country's  "xxxxHQ".
> 73 Rytis LY4U

The visionary that I am, I already saw this coming long time ago:
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-06/msg00373.html

Of course the ARRL chose the easy way out by not stepping up with a firm 
statement either way. And at the same time they shut the door for more 
problems in the future by eliminating the HQ business in cold blood. Why 
don't "they" just say out loud what they probably said behind closed doors?
Let's not waste too much time and 'ink' over this. Chances are slim that the 
ARRL will reconsider its position. They're probably glad they got rid of it.

Maybe another IARU society (DARC? URE?) or a contest club should step up and 
manage the HQ part of the IARU contest?
But with new ethics and like NN3W proposed: maybe in a limited way like M/2 
or M/S?

73 de Franki ON5ZO = OQ5M
http://www.on5zo.be/


_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest at contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest