Could CQ WW Combine Single Operator Assisted and Un-Assisted Into One Category?
Not long after sending three CQ WW Contest Committee members to check for cheating among top competitiors in the 2009 CQ WW CW Contest, that same committee is now having an internal debate on the future of the Assisted category, and whether all single operators should just compete against each other, even if they are using cluster spots or CW Skimmer. It was not immediately clear how serious the discussions may be, but several members of the CQ WW Contest Committee were tight lipped when asked by radio-sport.net about the matter. One committee member told radio-sport.net that he had given the CQ WW CC his views on the matter, but was not ready to share that publicly. “As far as I know intensely veiled discussions have taken place on cancelling SO category in CQ WW contests,” reports Alexander Teimurazov 4L5A on his contesting blog, as he denounced the idea of one category for single ops. “If the CQ WW CC is not able to judge the CQ WW contest, they should not start changing the rules,”
