My concern is from actions that have gone against the consensus of the contest community. For example, combing assisted and unassisted categories is something that Randy has been advocating for, for a long time. Eventually it was done in WPX and the outcry against it was extremely loud. For that reason alone I don’t think Randy has sound judgment when it comes to contest rules and issues. If you are on the CAC you make decisions based on the members feedback and not simply your own desires. Hard pass. Ria N2RJ On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 1:15 PM AC0W - Bill <ac0wmoo11@gmail.com> wrote:
Randy has a wide range of experience and knowledge of contesting. He can view issues from many different aspects and not take a limited view as some people will. As result his comments and advice will be towards making contesting better overall and not focused towards how to make it better for a small group individuals. I think this would be the type of individual we would want on a advisory committee.
He is well respected in the contesting community. I asked the chair of the CAC for his opinion on Randy. This is his comments “Randy is an interesting person and has a lot of gravitas. He has openly expressed support for the CAC in his social media posts. I think he would bring good input to the group and think he would be a good guy. “
As for “super jock” Randy is one of the more approachable top level contester that is out there. We need to look past the road blocks people are throwing at this and look at the good things he could do for the CAC.
Bill
AC0W
*From:* arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> *On Behalf Of *Hippisley, George (Bud), W2RU, (Dir, RK) *Sent:* Thursday, May 27, 2021 3:51 PM *To:* hopengarten@post.harvard.edu *Cc:* arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> *Subject:* [arrl-odv:32423] Re: CAC Appointment
I don’t have the current CAC list in front of me, but I tend to think that body needs *fewer* “super jocks”, not more. I’m not keen on “interlocking directorates” and that’s what you tend to get if you focus on the Top 10 (or 15, in our case) of Contesting (CAC) or DXing (DXAC).
If the contesting community were bereft of others with good ideas, perhaps choosing Randy would be the best idea. But there are a gazillion active, committed contesters in each of our Divisions, so spreading the “wealth” would be *my* preference.
How about going to YCCC (and any other contest clubs in New England) and asking them to submit 3-5 names for consideration? That might take longer, but some other good candidates might pop up.
And “Thank you!” for inviting *us* to comment!
Bud, W2RU
On May 27, 2021, at 12:01 PM, Fred Hopengarten < hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> wrote:
W1UE has retired, and the New England post on the Contest Advisory Committee is vacant, and it falls to me to name a member.
I am thinking about K5ZD, and he is willing. But he also directs the CQ WW DX Contest.
I ask my fellow Board members – *should* I nominate Randy Thompson, K5ZD, as the New England rep on CAC?
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