[CQ-Contest] Comments / FAQs on WRTC2018 qualification rules

[VK4TS Trent Sampson]

These rules have some large anomalies in them - but most rules do. 

Regarding the WAG - last year's results saw a ZL the highest entrant from
Oceania - with 22 Contacts - he would gain 1000 points in 2015. There are
plenty more like this. 

Vlad VK2IM suggested that each regions premier contest should be weighted as
max. 

Eg WAE for Europeans 1000 , ARRL for NA 1000, Oceania for Oceania 1000
(regional scores only) 

True internationals like WPX IARU HF Champs 1000 - Although the rules have
been released it is not too late to change them as the first round is still
2 months away. 

Contest Value 2015 2016 # of events

CQWW DX CW 1000 
CQWW DX SSB 1000 
CQWW WPX CW 1000 
CQWW WPX SSB 1000
IARU HF Championship 1000
Russian DX Contest 1000 (Russian)800 (non Russian)
ARRL Int. DX CW 1000(NA)800 (Non NA)
ARRL Int. DX SSB 1000(NA)800 (Non NA) 
WAE DX CW 1000 (EU) 800 (Non EU)
WAE DX SSB 1000 (EU) 800 (Non EU)
All Asian DX CW 1000 (AS) 800 (Non AS)
All Asian DX SSB 1000 (AS) 800 (Non AS)
EUHFC 800 X X 2 - EU only
WAG 1000 (DL) 800 (Non DL)
IARU R1 FD CW 1000 X X 2 - only DL
IARU R1 FD SSB 1000 X X 2 - only DL
Oceania 1000 (OC) 800 (Non OC)
Ditto for other regions






-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Yuri
Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 2:40 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Comments / FAQs on WRTC2018 qualification rules


Putting this usually endless and useless assisted/unassisted and
single-op/multi-op discussion behind for now, can somebody answer a simple
question - being the same time format, why IARU Contest and RDXC are being
treated differently in regards of points?
Why did the WRTC-2018 organizers decide that RDXC is more important than
IARU Contest and therefore participants should earn more points for it?
Not even talking that IARU is an unofficial World Championship and a truly
Worldwide Contest and RDXC is more of Russian/EU Contest...
>From common sense point of view I can't find a logical answer.

Thanks.

Yuri  VE3DZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mats Strandberg" <sm6lrr at gmail.com>
To: "Paul O'Kane" <pokane at ei5di.com>
Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: 08 December, 2014 00:53
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Comments / FAQs on WRTC2018 qualification rules


>I fully support Paul's view, summarized by his conclusion that the
> unanimous response is poorly thought through.
>
> Assisted is now baked together in one big fluffy cake with Unassisted to
> "simplify the rules and to promote the competition by concentrating
> operators in only a few categories".  For what purpose is there a need to
> simplify rules and concentrate competition into "only a few categories"?
> What does the contesting community gain by that decision?
>
> In analogy of the logic of the WRTC 2018 statement, I for sure agree with
> Paul that QRP, LP and HP then should be considered equal in the same way
> that Assisted and Unassisted is done. Why bother to try to judge if an
> entry is reasonable or not. Better assume all are cheating...
>
> So, the wish from the organizers would actually be that all WRTC aspirants
> should preferably work only HP and only Assisted, to "simplify rules and
> concentrate competition into only a few categories...
>
> In case all qualification has been done using clusters, skimmers and RBN, 
> I
> for sure do not see the logic in prohibiting the same in the real
> competition. This is double standards on unprecedented level. Let guys 
> play
> with toys they got used to.
>
> The WRTC 2018 organizers talk with split tongues and the logic is not
> present at all.
>
> Like someone stated, it seems that this move of equalizing Assisted and 
> Non
> Assisted is the beginning of the last nail into the coffin for traditional
> operating in CQWW also. After WRTC 2018, CQWW CC just "realize" that all
> major contesters have now "matured" and accepted the evolution of
> contesting by working Assisted.  Leave the old-fashioned guys in the
> Classic 24 hour category and let them play with their old toys and remain
> conservative.
>
> This looks like a perfectly directed movie, with a given end.
>
> 73 de Mats RM2D (SM6LRR)
>

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