HERE, HERE !
Equalizing all out of country contacts should have been done DECADES
ago, IMHO. It is sheer non-sense to introduce variable contact point
value by continent (distance may be an interesting concept but will
still be highly dependent on location, population densities, and
equity / reality of the point spread vs. difficulty).
Another inequity that was not clarified is the 2 points given to
Canadian and Caribbean / Central American stations for working the
hordes of USA stations vs. the 1 point given to Europeans and Asians
for working each other. The 2 points given for contacts within North
American ONLY is a failed effort to address the Caribbean /
S.A. inequity.
It should be obvious by now that it is IMPOSSIBLE to develop a simple
handicap system and that making ALL DX contacts equal is the next best
solution.
de Tom N4KG
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