CQ-Contest
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [CQ-Contest] Accuracy Top Ten Box

To: Jeff Kinzli <kinzli@kinzlicoils.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Accuracy Top Ten Box
From: Rick Tavan N6XI <rtavan@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 07:36:11 -0700
List-post: <cq-contest@contesting.com">mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com>
I believe ARRL/NCJ set a minimum number of Qs to qualify for the Golden Log
or high accuracy box. This should encourage part-time operators to put in
more time if the minimum is set high enough.

/Rick N6XI


On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:27 AM, Jeff Kinzli <kinzli@kinzlicoils.com> wrote:

> Its an interesting idea. Obviously this would have to be weighted by
> QSOs and/or other metrics to make it meaningful. I.e. a 100% accurate
> score is trivial with 10 QSOs, much harder with 5000 QSOs :)
> Similarly, a contest like WPX or Sweepstakes would be more prone to
> errors than CQWW, for example.
>
> There could be all sorts of metrics that could be published, and if
> not for competition, just for informational purposes I think it would
> be very cool. In the age of cheap disk and compute power, this would
> be relatively easy to calculate, I think.
>
> See R5GA's most excellent rate website: http://rate.r5ga.com/ -
> another metric that could be used.
>
> See you in the pileups,
>
> Jeff N6GQ, YN2AA
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:57 AM, James Hadlock <jrhadlock74@msn.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: James Hadlock<mailto:jrhadlock74@msn.com>
> >
> > To: cq-contest@contesting.com<mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com>
> >
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 8:56 AM
> >
> > Subject: Accuracy Top Ten Box
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > How about contest organizers publish as part of the general results a
> Top Ten box for Accuracy?  We already have individual accuracy reports for
> the major contests - it would open a whole new form of competition.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim  K7WA
> > _______________________________________________
> > CQ-Contest mailing list
> > CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
> _______________________________________________
> CQ-Contest mailing list
> CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
>



-- 
Rick Tavan N6XI
Truckee, CA
_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>