I fully support Paul's view, summarized by his conclusion that the
unanimous response is poorly thought through.
Assisted is now baked together in one big fluffy cake with Unassisted to
"simplify the rules and to promote the competition by concentrating
operators in only a few categories". For what purpose is there a need to
simplify rules and concentrate competition into "only a few categories"?
What does the contesting community gain by that decision?
In analogy of the logic of the WRTC 2018 statement, I for sure agree with
Paul that QRP, LP and HP then should be considered equal in the same way
that Assisted and Unassisted is done. Why bother to try to judge if an
entry is reasonable or not. Better assume all are cheating...
So, the wish from the organizers would actually be that all WRTC aspirants
should preferably work only HP and only Assisted, to "simplify rules and
concentrate competition into only a few categories...
In case all qualification has been done using clusters, skimmers and RBN,
I
for sure do not see the logic in prohibiting the same in the real
competition. This is double standards on unprecedented level. Let guys
play
with toys they got used to.
The WRTC 2018 organizers talk with split tongues and the logic is not
present at all.
Like someone stated, it seems that this move of equalizing Assisted and
Non
Assisted is the beginning of the last nail into the coffin for traditional
operating in CQWW also. After WRTC 2018, CQWW CC just "realize" that all
major contesters have now "matured" and accepted the evolution of
contesting by working Assisted. Leave the old-fashioned guys in the
Classic 24 hour category and let them play with their old toys and remain
conservative.
This looks like a perfectly directed movie, with a given end.
73 de Mats RM2D (SM6LRR)