[CQ-Contest] WRTC Qualifying

[Mark]

Of course not.

That would be like calling the Haas F1 team, demanding an F1 car seat 
for next season, based only on your skills to do Mario Kart on that old 
486-laptop.

Climbing Mount Everest with a top-team during the week is not about the 
question "can I qualify?".
That preparation will cost you months, requiring already years of 
experience and excellent  body muscles&stamina.
And having climbed xx summits through the year to maintain your 
top-level and thus 'qualify'.

Forgive me the ridicule, but  qualifying for The Hamradio Olympics 
requires a lot of your personal efforts, dedication, resources, loads of 
(contest) experience and such.
And luckily these merits do not come from  just 'big money and no 
brains' or any of the virtual&instant gratification methodologies we see 
nowadays.

To qualify you need to be very good. And that requires learning by doing.
A lot.
There is no cheap-skate entry.
Be glad for that.

If you want to join them, first check why you want that.
Those who already know are participating at other stations regularly.
They travel the whole year around the world to taking an opportunity to 
learn at someones station where you can learn some more.
They make plans for a better station and a good QTH
Yes, that requires setting priorities.
And no, not everyone has the minimal required financial resources nor 
the mental ability to be top-notch.
For now I do not qualify, not by a mile. But I learn by doing. I read. I 
experiment. I enjoy by participating, often at a friends station.
That will not qualify me, but nothing beats the enjoyment of contesting 
in a group (and a perfect BBQ).

Then there is so many levels below WRTC you can enjoy every year, from 
field day setups  to visiting MM stations.
Do not let anything stop you from enjoying contesting, whatever 
setup/location you are.
The fun is about participating.

73 Mark PA5MW






On 07/07/2018 23:38, Timothy Coker via CQ-Contest wrote:
> What if you had no home station, let alone a tribander with wires, could you qualify then?
> Tim / N6WIN
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> On Saturday, July 7, 2018, 14:16, Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Yes, this was the first time one could qualify using low power.
> Notwithstanding you have to have big antenna farm because even in Low
> power category there were a lot of competitors. And yes, some of those
> who have big stations did bother with doing low power. Tribander and
> wires from the city lot is not enough to qualify for WRTC regardless of
> power.
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> 73, Igor UA9CDC
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