[CQ-Contest] WRTC qualifying (was Fwd: Re: Why some Caribbean Islands compete as South America)

[Martin Monsalvo]

Hi Oliver,
Thanks much for your advice.
Why should I get over it though? Those are my convictions.
I do have lots of fun indeed. Please feel free to search for LU5DX in
either 3830 or the CQWW scores database to validate.

73,
Martín LU5DX
El nov 10, 2015 19:29, "Oliver Dröse" <droese at necg.de> escribió:

>
> However, I've seen some weird things happening during the last two
>> qualifying runs. Things like guys jumping from one category to another to
>> get more points than their friends make no good to our hobby, though those
>> situations are totally allowed by the rules.
>>
>> Imagine a station that has tons of aluminum to compete against other high
>> power mates, entering LP against stations that have been traditionally LP
>> with modest antennas. Is that real competition?
>> Imagine someone that know a buddy will enter SOAB and changes to MS or
>> SOAB(A) because he/she has better chances of getting more points? Is that
>> real competition?
>>
>
> Are you saying you don't like strategists, Martin, because they are so
> good at finding the right (winning) strategies, be it the right operating
> decisions, choice of category, a.s.o.? What did I miss here? I thought
> that's what contesting is all about ... beating all others. ;-)
>
> And who says good antennas (tons of aluminum) may only be used by high
> power stations? What are the LP and QRP guys (like myself sometimes)
> supposed to use then? Dummyloads only? ;-)
>
> Concerning all the rest of the current discussion(s): Life just ain't
> fair! Get over it ... and have fun!
>
> Vy 73, Olli - DH8BQA
> http://www.dh8bqa.de
>
>
>
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