Hi Jim,
We're probably in violent agreement on this, but there's little enthusiasm for
change and few constructive ideas or implementation strategies.
One solution is for interested parties and regional organizations to build
their own competitions or OVERLAYs on top of existing contests. The
Unassisted Challenge is an example of this. There's no reason the whole world
has to accept just one set of overall results. There could be CQ Zone 03
competitions, for instance. This wouldn't require any rule changes. It would
be like different weight classes in boxing. It isn't always the heavyweights
that provide the most exciting matches.
This would be better and more fun than just complaining about the current
contests.
Otherwise, we're stuck in 1948, with a few tweaks, forever. I was six back
then.
73,
Ken, AB1J
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Wed, Mar 17, 2021 8:51 pm
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The 2021 Unassisted Challenge
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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