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

[Richard F DiDonna NN3W]

OK,fine.

2011 (ssb):

NN3W - 11,828,236
K1DG - 9,459,060

Note that K1DG is closer to Europe than I was...

73 Rich NN3W

On 12/11/2014 11:57 PM, Milt -- N5IA wrote:
> HMMMMMMM.  I wonder where K4XS is located?
>
> N2IC is located just 60.66 miles from AZ and Zone 3; the FAR, FAR west 
> of Zone 4, and only 320.46 miles from the nearest waters of the 
> Pacific Ocean (Gulf of California).
>
> If K4XS is in Florida, as his QRZ address says he is, then his station 
> is ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED and FORTY miles to the east of N2IC, in 
> the eastern southeastern portion of Zone 3.
>
> I find this 'comparison' to NOT be a good comparison.  YMMV.
>
> 73 de Milt, N5IA
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: K4XS via CQ-Contest
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 5:30 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Comments / FAQs on WRTC2018 qualification rules
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> Here's one for you:
>
> 2013 CQWW SSB
>
> K4XS SOAB Assisted:  10218476
> N2IC  SOAB:  7528827
>
> K4XS
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/8/2014 9:33:00 P.M. Coordinated Universal Time,
> vk4ts at outlook.com writes:
>
> "I still  find it odd in many years I cannot recall an assisted score
> beating
> unassisted in a major contest. (CQWW CQWPX) "
>
> Should say TOP  score assisted beating TOP score unassisted
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> VK4TS Trent Sampson
> Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 6:56  AM
> To: 'Paul O'Kane'; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re:  [CQ-Contest] Comments / FAQs on WRTC2018 qualification 
> rules
>
> Do you run  the risk of having participation certificates when there 
> are too
> many  categories ?
>
> Does that really find the best contesters ?   Personally I don't like
> cluster
> use (old school) but if the rules to  qualify are such then maybe I 
> need to
> re-address my stance if I want to  qualify.
>
> I still find it odd in many years I cannot recall an assisted score 
> beating
> unassisted in a major contest. (CQWW  CQWPX)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest  [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Paul  O'Kane
> Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 5:21 AM
> To:  cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Comments / FAQs on  WRTC2018 qualification 
> rules
>
> On 08/12/2014 16:40, Yuri  wrote:
>
>> Putting this usually endless and useless assisted/unassisted and
>> single-op/multi-op discussion behind for  now,
>
> If they're so useless, why then does CQ recognise the value of having
> separate categories.  It's worth taking a look  at
> http://www.cqww.com/raw.htm?mode=cw - showing the calculated raw 
> scores  for
> CQWW CW 2014.
>
> There are 46 categories listed, and that's without  including the Classic
> and
> Rookie sub-categories. Is anyone  complaining?
>
> There are many reasons why CQWW is the world's most  popular contest, and
> the
> number of categories is one of them.
>
> This  "useless discussion" is unlikely to go away, and it would be 
> helpful
> if
> the  WRTC2018 Committee members reconsidered their unanimous decision  to
> eliminate unassisted categories.
> They might all be  mistaken.
>
> 73,
> Paul  EI5DI
>
>
>
>
>
>
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