[CQ-Contest] Fwd: WRTC 18 Qualifying

[Igor Sokolov]

Rich,
WAE is the biggest Geman contest.

73, Igor UA9CDC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w at verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fwd: WRTC 18 Qualifying


> WAE is not a world-wide contest and is single mode.  But it earns 1,000 
> points.
>
>
> Not seeing a consistent pattern here.
>
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
>
> On 12/08/14, Igor Sokolov wrote:
>
> Dave,
> In comparison of ARRL vs RDXC as contests suitable for selection, there is
> one more important point.
> RDXC is world wide, mixed mode 24 hour contest and therefore mimics IARU
> much better then ARRL where the world works US/VE only for 48 hours and 
> only
> on one mode.
> Besides RDXC is much higher rate contest when compared to ARRL.
> I think the choice of the organizers was absolutely correct.
>
> 73, Igor UA9CDC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Siddall" <hhamwv at gmail.com>
> To: <wrtc2018 at lists.wrtc2018.de>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Cc: "Igor Sokolov" <ua9cdc at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 6:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fwd: WRTC 18 Qualifying
>
>
>> Igor,
>>
>> The submitted logs demonstrate that RDXC is VERY competitive for RU
>> stations and ARRL is VERY competitive for U.S. stations, but much less so
>> outside their respective countries notwithstanding rules differences.
>> That's precisely why they should have been treated as equivalents
>> notwithstanding that ARRL draws 30 percent more logs than RDXC. In 2014,
>> RDXC 3193, ARRL 4156 logs (average CW/SSB).
>>
>> They both are well-run and fun contests, but not matches for the truly
>> worldwide competition that CQWW & CQWPX draw; and IARU is, after all, the
>> foundation contest for WRTC, maybe competitors should demonstrate mastery
>> of the summer propagation conditions that they will face during the WRTC
>> itself.
>>
>> But that now is history. WRTC2018 elected not to reconsider their rules,
>> so enjoy and see you on the bands.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Dave K3ZJ
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dave,
>>> Can you support your statement regarding the number of participants in
>>> RDXC, IARU and WPX with solid figures?
>>> ARRL, that was part of 2014 WRTYC selection, for me is truly regional
>>> contest where unlike RDXC we can only work US and VE and therefore 
>>> pretty
>>> dull from areas where propagation to NA last only few hours. In RDXC you
>>> can work any one anywhere wich does not fit the discription of a
>>> regional
>>> contest but rather WW contest.
>>> I have done ARRL couple of times from the very well equipped setup with
>>> multiple stacks to only make 500-600 QSOs in 48 hours while 3000 QSO in
>>> 24
>>> hours in RDXC is not uncommon from almost anywhere.
>>>
>>> 73, Igor UA9CDC
>>
>
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