[WRTC2006] referees

[Randy Thompson]

This is one of my biggest concerns about the direction of WRTC.  In the
beginning, it was one radio with two operators working very closely
together.  Team was more important than $$$ invested in station.

In Brazil, we added the second station and we see things like YT6A super
engineering of filters and duplexers.  Wow.

For Russia, we will need a full multi-two station (or more!) with a
transmitter lockout. I can't imagine how many $$ YT6A will spend this time,
or how many boxes each team will be required to bring.  

Reminds me of Formula 1.  The teams with the most $$ have the fastest cars.
They still need good drivers to win, but it is very difficult for all of the
other teams no mattter who is driving!

I am still impressed by the showing from the 9A team in Brazil.  22Kg total
weight of bags due to airline restriction -- including their clothes!  I
want to see WRTC reward operating over $$$.

This is just my opinion.  I am not asking for the rules to change.  Only for
us to think about the purpose and goals of WRTC in the future.

Randy, K5ZD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wrtc2006-bounces em wrtc2006.com 
> [mailto:wrtc2006-bounces em wrtc2006.com] On Behalf Of Marijan 
> Miletic', S56A
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:37 PM
> To: Igor Booklan SRR; WRTC2006 List
> Subject: Re: [WRTC2006] referees
> 
> I am not sure that you might find any referee which can 
> handle 4 audio channels in real time as your propossed rules 
> enable both operators using SO2R techniques!
> 
> I wonder who would provide transceivers interlocking 
> circuits?  Only YT1NT made significant technology 
> contribution to the whole WRTC history.
> 
> 73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Booklan SRR" <ra3auu em srr.ru>
> To: "Randy Thompson" <k5zd em charter.net>
> Cc: "'WRTC2006 List'" <wrtc2006 em wrtc2006.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [WRTC2006] referees
> 
> 
> > Randy,
> >
> > The only reason for this is contest rules.
> >
> > WRTC-2010 referee MUST have a very good contester skills, 
> not average
> > skills, but 24-hour fully SO2R contest skills. We strongly believe
> > that TL has much more knowledge of such contesters who can handle
> > SO2R and much better than WRTC and WRTC SC committee.
> >
> > Randy, let's leave this referee subject for a while. We are talking
> > Fall 2009 selection time, so we'll discuss it further.
> >
> > 73s, Harry RA3AUU
> >
> >
> >
> > RT> My question was why?  Why involve the TLs in this 
> process?  What 
> > problem are
> > RT> you trying to solve?
> >
> > RT> There are many good contesters out there who know they will not 
> > qualify for
> > RT> WRTC, but would like to be involved.  In the past, they 
> would apply 
> > and the
> > RT> organizer would make a selection.  I never heard any 
> complaints about 
> > this.
> >
> > RT> Now they have to make friends with a TL (who will they 
> be? Better make
> > RT> friends with many of them.)  This also puts the TL in a 
> difficult 
> > position.
> > RT> They already have to make a difficult choice of who to 
> invite as their
> > RT> partner.  Now they will also have to select a referee.  
> If I was a PL, 
> > I
> > RT> know I would prefer to avoid this extra layer of politics.  The 
> > committee
> > RT> can do all of this selection in secret and it has been 
> well accepted 
> > in the
> > RT> past.
> >
> > RT> Randy, K5ZD
> > RT>
> >
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: wrtc2006-bounces em wrtc2006.com
> >>> [mailto:wrtc2006-bounces em wrtc2006.com] On Behalf Of Igor 
> Booklan SRR
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:26 PM
> >>> To: wrtc2006 em wrtc2006.com
> >>> Subject: [WRTC2006] referees
> >>>
> >>> Hi guys!
> >>>
> >>> I again would like to come back to referees question.
> >>>
> >>> We discussed this question over and this is the solution:
> >>>
> >>> 1. A Team Leader nominates a Referee.
> >>> A Team Leader should submit his nominated referee Contesting
> >>> curriculum vitae to prove referee's contesting skills in 
> both modes.
> >>> WRTC-2010 committee has right to change any referee nominated
> >>> by TL to the more expirienced one if they see not enough
> >>> qualification of nominated referee.
> >>>
> >>> 2. Back-up referees list.
> >>> WRTC-2010 committee will have to have a back-up referees
> >>> list, since every WRTC several of referees have to cancel 
> their trip.
> >>>
> >>> Anyone wishing to be a WRTC-2010 referee can apply their
> >>> calls to both lists offering themselves to Team Leaders and
> >>> to WRTC-2010 committee.
> >>>
> >>> 73s, Harry RA3AUU
> >>>
> >
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