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Re: [CQ-Contest] IOTA Contest Scoring

To: Filipe Lopes <ct1ilt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] IOTA Contest Scoring
From: Zrinko Zibert <ve3zik@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:31:03 +0200
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Yes

Zik DK8ZZ

(6 times between 00 and 59)

2012/3/30 Filipe Lopes <ct1ilt@gmail.com>

> So, this means that the RUN station can change 6 times and the MULT station
> also 6 times?
>
> Filipe CT1ILT
>
>
> No dia 29 de Março de 2012 14:03, Don Field <don.field@gmail.com>
> escreveu:
>
> > Further to my recent email, we have had a quick rethink on scoring for
> > contacts with non-island (world) stations, as it quickly became apparent
> > from feedback that we had missed a trick here, for which I must offer my
> > apologies.
> >
> > The rules ( http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/riota.shtml ) now
> reflect
> > the new scoring.
> >
> > To summarise, in years gone by all contacts with non-island stations were
> > worth 5 points (later 3 points) but as we have progressively reduced the
> > scoring for non-island to non-island contacts, it is clear that, in the
> > process, we have disincentivised island to non-island contacts, which is
> > obviously not what was intended. So these will now count 5 points, while
> > non-island to non-island contacts are, as previously announced, 2 points.
> >
> > There has also been some reaction to the QSY rule. This is now clarified
> in
> > the wording. It is a matter of some regret that we have had to introduce
> > this, but some multi-op entrants were clearly running several "mult"
> > stations, which is not in the spirit of what was intended. Good strategy
> > and listening for mults ahead of any QSY should still enable high
> > multiplier totals to be achieved over the 24 hours. We believe, in any
> > case, that the rule is more flexible than, for example, the 10-minute
> rule
> > in CQ contests.
> >
> > A write-up of the 2011 contest and preview of 2012 should appear in
> either
> > the June or July issues of RSGB's RadCom.
> >
> > 73 Don G3XTT
> > IOTA Contest Manager
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>
>
>
> --
> Regards/Cumprimentos,
> Filipe Lopes CT1ILT aka CR6K
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