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in the wake of Hurricane "TOMAS" several Caribbean Islands from Martinique to Tobago were seriously affected by heavy impact of storm and rain.

Currently, it is more and more obvious that the CQ WW Contest Committee wishes to disestablish SOAB Unassisted Category. In spite of numerous contesters requests for leaving the SOAB SO1R Category that was cancelled without regard to contest society opinion, nothing is changed.

New QSO/hour record was set up in the last CQ WW SSB Contest 2010 by Vladislav Sitnikov, UU5MAF, operated at RC0F.

I didn’t stand it, and I decided to write a note to this subject.

I was surprised Americans decided to consider SOSB scores for WRTC 2014 selection.

Sea Water HF VHF Antenna Designers claiming 2-400 Mhz Difficult to believe :-)

Unfortunately, Roli was removed from contesting completely. He was removed by double DQ in CQ WW DX SSB and CW 2009.

As I noted in my previous interviews and articles, WRTC selection criteria are a bit far from perfection. In my opinion, corrections I’m going to tell you about might make the criteria more perfect.

I’m doing contesting long enough. My first ham radio Teacher and contesting Mentor is Gennady Shkumat, UA9AB (ex UA9AAP).

In other words, if one John will participate in SO category, but without two radios, he violates nothing, and his log will be accepted for refereeing, and he even might be able to get one of the high places between other Johns, and between more advanced and ambitious Joses, who use TWO sets of equipment instead of one, but nevertheless, participating in the same category as Johns.

Why did they not shout out “champions”, but “cheaters”? - First of all, they are jealous, - the dragon said reasonably, - Second, these people have no bloody idea of preparations for an official competition!..

The challenge of catching cheaters barehanded and their punishment has always been the most important element of HF and VHF sports communications. As far as our sports are basically extramural even in case of on- and off-site competition, a temptation to break the rules, cheat and not being caught in the same time is extremely great.

EF8M in WAE DC CW Contest 15 August 2010 on 20m.

Great video Willy UA9BA in CQ WPX CW Contest 2010 from UP2L

CQ WW DX SSB 2009 Contest Results are available