[UK-CONTEST] IARU contest URE Report

[Paul O'Kane]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nigel G3TXF" <nigel at G3TXF.com>

> it's the ARRL that has argued that this would
> make this (summertime = not much DX about) contest
> uninteresting for USA stations who could not then work
> each other.

The solution was suggested already.  Allow own-country
QSOs, but not with the IARU HQ station representing your
country (or geographic area).

> Hopefully the current outburst by URE

I'd call it a revelation, not an outburst - and very
welcome.

> ... whereas more diplomatic approaches by GB7HQ and
> others over the past years have failed to get the IARU
> scoring system changed.

Try the undiplomatic approach.  Contact Dave K1ZZ
directly, kizz at arrl.net.  He is a keen contester,
CEO of ARRL, and a former secretary of IARU.

Tell him that DARC, and the current IARU HF Championship
rules, are bringing the IARU and amateur radio into
disrepute, and ask him to get the rules changed now - to
take effect in the 2010 event.

Send copies to Ward N0AX, editor of the ARRL Contest
Update (weekly), rate-sheet at arrl.org, and to
anyone at IARUHF at iaru.org.

If we do nothing, nothing will change.

73,
Paul EI5DI