[WRTC2006] WRTC2010 TL Selection Critiera - Addl. Questions

[Georgens, Tom]

Jeff

It would be as if football (soccer) players had to play half their games with home town clubs in order to play for the national team in the world cup.
                     
Also, people like myself, W2GD, W7EJ, N6TJ, W4PA, K4BAI,  CT1BOH, et al don't go to DX locations to "up their scores." We go there to compete on a world level against the best.  We are seeking greater competition not less.

I find the theory that operating as DX makes it easier to qualify without merit.  In fact, only one of the people above qualified as a team leader based on the 2006 scoring critera.(Disclaimer, K4BAI qualifed after others dropped out, and 
CT1BOH did not apply)
                         
73, Tom W2SC

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From: ku8e at bellsouth.net <ku8e at bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Wed Aug 01 06:55:04 2007
Subject: Re: [WRTC2006] WRTC2010 TL Selection Critiera - Addl. Questions

Why not just have the best 50 operators in the world as team leaders ...PERIOD.  If you don't think this is fair because people like W2GD and W2SC etc.. go on DXpeditions to up their scores then do what you have to do if you really want to go to WRTC. Go on a DXpedition to up your score.

I really never understood why this whole team selection has to be based on your geographical location anyway...

Jeff  KU8E
> 
> From: N2GA at aol.com
> Date: 2007/07/31 Tue PM 12:16:59 EST
> To: wrtc2006 at wrtc2006.com
> Subject: Re: [WRTC2006] WRTC2010 TL Selection Critiera - Addl. Questions
> 
>  
> Perhaps, a separate category should be made just for those who ALWAYS  
> operate outside of their home area?  Call it DX-pedition category and only  those 
> who operate like that can use all their scores as if it was their home  area?
>  
> Hope to be able to be at WRTC 2010 in some capacity.
>  
> 73, George
> --
> George Tranos N2GA
> (Referee at WRTC 2000 and 2006)
>  
> In a message dated 7/30/2007 3:25:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> w4pa at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> --- Igor  Booklan SRR <ra3auu at srr.ru> wrote:
> > 
> > Scott,
> >  
> > Yes, your HOME AREA is W8, W9 and W4 (TN, AL, KY) and the DX AREA  is
> > anything else.
> >  
> > Scott, there are a looot of  contests left to get 4 good scores from
> > your HOME AREA. I am sure  there many guys around who can offer their
> > set-ups for such good  scores !!!
> > 
> > 73s, Harry RA3AUU
> > 
> 
> Harry, you're  just not getting it...
> 
> I'm not going to stay home with the intention of  maximizing my scores for
> WRTC-2010.  My goal -- like most contesters  -- is to WIN contests, and 
> MAXIMIZE
> score.  Every single time.   Those goals are INCOMPATIBLE with the criteria 
> you
> have set up if 50% of  the scores required are from the "home area".  Yes, I
> certainly can  find a good QTH to operate from in Tennessee despite now having
> no station  of my own.  Would I do that rather than try to place #1 USA or  
> World
> in CQ WW or ARRL DX from somewhere else?  Definitely not.   
> 
> I'll be out there trying to win these contests or make it as high as I  can in
> the SOABHP standings like I've done year after year -- and  unfortunately 
> that's
> not the selection criteria you're asking for to have  operators represented at
> the event.  
> 
> 73
> Scott Robbins,  W4PA
> 
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