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Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Countdown Is On (K3ZJ

To: Jack Brindle <jackbrindle@me.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Countdown Is On (K3ZJ
From: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 20:36:32 +0000
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Jack – its worse than that actually.  The organizers will apparently scan the 
bands for SSB signals and spot them for the competitors.  Kind of like a manual 
SSB CW skimmer…

Ed  N1UR

From: Jack Brindle <jackbrindle@me.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 4:30 PM
To: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>
Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Countdown Is On (K3ZJ

Ed;

It appears that you are saying that self-spotting is allowed for the WRTC 
participants. Where do you get this? The Competition Rules at 
https://www.wrtc2022.it/en/competition-rules-29.asp seem to explicitly outlaw 
this. What are we missing?

73,
Jack, W6FB



On Jun 27, 2023, at 1:58 PM, Edward Sawyer 
<EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com<mailto:EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>> wrote:

Sorry but activating a callsign block is not the same as broadcasting them 
continually over the cluster when no one else can do it.

Such decisions should not even be the sole responsibility of WRTC – they should 
be overlaying passively – not hijacking.

Ed  N1UR

From: Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@gmail.com<mailto:richnn3w@gmail.com>>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 2:54 PM
To: Edward Sawyer 
<EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com<mailto:EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>>
Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com<mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Countdown Is On (K3ZJ

Kind of like how using a callsign block that had not been activated in nearly 
30 years was re-opened up just for WRTC?  Nobody complained an ounce then - in 
fact it was lauded.  That certainly detracted from working other stations.

73 Rich NN3W

On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 2:16 PM Edward Sawyer 
<EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com<mailto:EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com><mailto:EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>>
 wrote:
Hi Rich.  However, you are affecting the scores of other participants by 
pulling Qs away with a tool that is not allowed by others.  As an example, if a 
record was possible, and scores are lower, this is an unacceptable outcome for 
a group hijacking a contest.  No longer overlaying, but selfishly influencing.  
Its just not acceptable in my opinion.

Ed  N1UR

From: Richard F DiDonna NN3W 
<richnn3w@gmail.com<mailto:richnn3w@gmail.com><mailto:richnn3w@gmail.com>>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 2:13 PM
To: Edward Sawyer 
<EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com<mailto:EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com><mailto:EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>>
Cc: 
cq-contest@contesting.com<mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com><mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Countdown Is On (K3ZJ

I mean we're only competing with ourselves within the shell of the IARU contest 
so I don't see what the big deal is.  We're scored differently, we're 
categorized differently, etc.

73 Rich NN3W

On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 1:30 PM Edward Sawyer 
<EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com<mailto:EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com><mailto:EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>>
 wrote:
Thanks for this interesting info.  There has been virtually nothing relayed by 
the WRTC Committee to the outside world on what is going to happen there.  No 
site information and obviously no mention of drastic inclusions like patronage 
self-spotting.

Personally, I think that self-spotting on SSB (which in my opinion is seriously 
wrong to hijack an on-going contest in this way) when no one else competing can 
do so within the rules, is completely out of bounds.  To "overlay yourself" 
onto a competition for another purpose is one thing - which I have no objection 
to.  However, to actually then introduce interaction which will PULL Qs from 
the normal contest participants in favor of your overlay is unsportsmanlike and 
unethical.

This is a serious mistake in my opinion and a very dangerous precedent being 
set.  I implore the WRTC group to not do this.  Even the HQ stations are not 
allowed to self-spot in this contest.

Ed  N1UR
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