[CQ-Contest] "Mid gun" WRTC 2022 qualification strategy?

[k5zd at charter.net]

"openings to compete if you are not a top gun" - I think this was an
aspirational marketing statement. :) 
Qualifying is a numbers game.
You are in qualifying region EU#1. That means you don't worry about
any scores that are outside of SM, OH, ES, JW, JX, OH0, OJ0, TF, and
UA1.
There can be only 2 TL from that region. So you need to finish in the
top 2 or hope that someone above you decides not to apply.
To get the max qualifying points, you need to have the highest SOAB HP
score of anyone in that region. Or you need to operate in the
WRTC-MS/-M2 category (but can't know for sure until they are defined).
If you work any other category, you may give up some points due to the
category weighting. Assisted has a weighting of .95 so you may find it
is more fun and competitive to give up the .05 weighting.
Each contest gives different points. CQWW, Russia DX, and WAE all give
the most points. So maximize operating in those as much as you can.
There isn't that much difference in the contest points, so you may
find it easier to get a higher score against less competition by
working the All Asia or ARRL DX (max 800 points).
Another path is to do 4 of the contests as a guest op in another
region with less participants where it might be easier to get the full
1000 points. Or find a bigger local station to borrow. Tell your wife
you will be away and she won't have to listen to you making noise all
weekend. :)
Prepare your wife that this will be a 2 year marathon of contests. You
need to work as many as you can because you never know which ones will
produce the most qualifying points. 
My advice is to have fun in every contest and do the best you can.
Much of qualifying will be out of your control beyond doing your best.
73
Randy, K5ZD

PS - I am responding here because I do not want to use the Google
groups email list that wrtc2022 has set up. Apologies to the
cq-contest readers for the bandwidth.

	-----------------------------------------From: "Kari Gustafsson" 
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
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Sent: Tuesday January 1 2019 9:31:26AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] "Mid gun" WRTC 2022 qualification strategy?

 Hi all and happy new 2019 to you all.

 Nice with new rules, finally. Thanks WRTC team.

 After a rapid read through the rules I am having difficulties seeing
the "openings to compete if you are not a top gun'. I have not the
competence to figure this out myself. 

 Could anyone elaborate on how this can be accomplished? Say you have
access to fairly competitive station (not a super club station with 5
120 feet towers) but a modest with 1-3 pcs of 80 feet towers with
decent tribanders and a shorty forty and a 80 feet top band vertical.
How would you do to be competitive and perhaps even qualify with these
new rules? 

 The new WRTC class? What would be the strategy with these new rules? 

 Add to that say max 12 participating contests (the bigger ones) over
this period. Would a “TB-wires participant” have any change at all
to quality by himself in this class? 

 I understand that some may think as “Hi guy this is something you
would have to work out yourself” – why sharing this knowledge with
potential competitors? Or “Realize you have to put in the hours
yourself to find out as we did to get there….”. But I see
newcomers in the hobby that we need to attract to contesting with
sharing the possibilities to joint this category of ham radio. Here in
SM. LA and OH-land the average ham age is 60 +. Consequently, the
number of active contesters are now becoming so scarce that you may
win many of the bigger contests with only a “few QSO:s”. We need
to combine our forces to staying alive in the ham community. Here I am
trying to figure out the possibility with WRTC 2022 to improve the
situation. Any thoughts? 

 Looking forward hearing your thoughts. 

 73 Kari SM0HRP

 P.S. Love contesting but I have a demanding wife to share the
available time slots with 😉
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