[CQ-Contest] ARRLDX Single Operator Records have been Eliminated!

[Paul Bourque]

By the way, the changes in the power levels and allowing self-spotting are
in no way connected to this. It was the addition of the new single band
categories. The old records will be preserved, and the website will be
updated to show that.

73, Paul N1SFE

On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 9:36 AM <kq2m at kq2m.com> wrote:

>
>
> Last week I was noticed that my single band ARRLDX contest records and
> those of my fellow contesters had been "disappeared", and I suspected
> that they were eliminated because now self-spotting was allowed and the
> LOW Power maximum was reduced from 150 to 100 watts.
>
> The rationalizations I saw coming out of the ARRL are, IMO, pure BUNK.
> Old single band records should persist until or unless they are broken,
> not because of some rule change effectively putting SO into the Assisted
> Class because of self-spotting, or a 2 db drop in power for LOW power
> ops.  "Old" records were not eliminated after UBN log-checking started
> which it tougher to set new records than the previous records.  I am not
> aware of any practical reason that necessitates the elimination of
> existing single op NON-Assisted records and certainly NOT for SO HIGH
> power!
>
> In fact, Mark, N5OT states in his excellent write-up that "It's notable
> that none of the new category records surpassed any of these now-retired
> records".  That's PRECISELY my point.  It is BIZARRE that a lower score
> is now considered by the ARRL to be a "new record" merely because these
> LOWER scores were made after 2021.  What kind of a "record" is that?
>
> This action by the ARRL completely disrespects the ops and
> station-owners of stations where all of those records were set and the
> effort and strategy required to set them!
>
> I have never seen pro sports or the Olympics eliminate records just
> because rules have been changed, there are new technological
> advancements, the run-time of the event has been extended, or for any
> other reason.  Old records that continue to exist and stand the test
> time despite more advantaged conditions now, become the stuff of
> legends, NOT stuff to be removed.
>
> The ARRL should restore the old records precisely because they ARE the
> records and they should be updated only if and when they are
> legitimately beaten under the "new" rules and NOT until then.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, KQ2M
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