[CQ-Contest] RDXC Entry Reclassified to High Power

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

They appear to be deliberately concealing their methodology - shame on them!

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 10/5/2016 6:59 AM, Bob Henderson wrote:
> On 15th September, the day following release of the preliminary results of
> RDXC I wrote the following note to the adjudicators:
>
> Quote:
>
> In your preliminary results P3F entry in RDXC 2016 is listed in the SOAB
> Mix category.  This is not correct.  P3F entry was in the SOAB Mix LP
> category.  An Elecraft K3 at no greater than 100W output was in use
> throughout the event.
>
> Please adjust your results to reflect the correct category of entry for P3F.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Unquote:
>
> No reply has been received until today.  This I interpret to be the follow
> up to my Skype discussion with RA3AUU on Monday.  Full text of the note
> follows:
>
> Quote:
>
> Dear Bob!
>    Your entry in RDXC-2016 was reclassified from LP to HP.
> For the decision of reclassifying your entry from LP to HP RDXC
> committee evaluated and compared several factors simultaneously:
>
>    Your signal levels and signal levels of other LP and HP stations
> (excluding peak values) around you within 500-1000 km radius with
> comparable or better antennas than yours on the same time frames of
> 15-30-60 minutes and at each of 10-15 points of reception.
>
>    Your signal levels together with your and other LP/HP stations calling
> behavior while S&P'ing for unique and distant DX/Oblast mults on 160
> and 80 m as well as those unique DX/Oblast mults' receiption ability
> of other LP and HP stations at the different time frames.
>
>    Your RUNs on 40-80-160 CW and 40 and 80 SSB.
>
>    Based on these analysis we concluded that during different periods of
> time you've being using higher power than implies for LP entry.
>
>    The decision is final.
>
> RDXC committee
>
> Unquote:
>
> *Bob, 5B4AGN*
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