On 3/16/2021 4:38 PM, AB1J via CQ-Contest wrote:
I'm curious how the rules favor the East Coast contingent. I know it's the
favorable NA location for international contests (along with the Caribbean) due to
geography and propagation, but what rules favor it?
What are some of your rejected suggestions?
The problem with contests like CQWW and ARRL DX is that there are FAR
more multipliers available to those in the Atlantic basin. There's also
the issue of population density within range of decent propagation.
WPX solves the problem with the distribution of mults, but doesn't help
with population density vs propagation. Distance-based scoring is
another solution that also fails to address population vs propagation.
I've suggested contest scoring based on a handicap relative to others in
the same ARRL or RAC section, or country for smaller ones.
73, Jim K9YC
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