Hello. I believe that discussing whether NA or Caribean stations should get 3 points per QSO instead of two for intra-continent QSOs is okay. But it doesn't solve the biggest factor that cause inequi
You want to make it better. Distance scoring RULES. A meaningful exchange, ie. Grid Square for base scoring. Also, the band difficulty should be weighted for scoring which would also encourage more a
The topic of distance-based scoring comes up consistently and many contesters seem to be in favor of it, but somehow it never gains any traction beyond the Stew Perry. I wonder how many contesters ar
But distance isn't truly measuring the level of difficulty in making the QSO either, unless the contest happens only on 160, 80, & 40. Otherwise making a QSO from here in the Black hole to South Amer
Well. It is clear that those that have invested zillions in building a station with tons of aluminum will not be in favor of such change. But probably things are getting so hot in several aspects of
That's a good point. But if you do the math of calculating All Band scores based on distance you will be amazed at how equalizing 1 point per mile or kilometer is. 73 de LU5DX _______________________
Distance based scoring is something that was looked at in detail for ARRL DX contest a couple years ago. While it had it's advocates, there were a couple main concerns that caused us to set it aside
I think it is a step in the right direction. Has anyone done a comparison of logs based on the current scoring and then converting it to distance based. What difference would it make in your scores.
Hi Al. The analysis you mention was done for the ARRL and it's sort of domestic. I've done the analysis in the past for CQ WW and it was really leveling at a world wide basis. Logging soft doesn't ne
If the software already supports Stew Perry and/or Makrothen, then it already supports exchanging grid squares and distance based scoring. N1MM, WinTest, and WriteLog already do so. Rudy N2WQ _______
Hello All, Here my five cents about this topic, based on CQWW CW claimed scores, you can take any other contest and do the same analysis, have a quick look to the claimed scores. Let's take for insta
I would like to add my support to those who are suggesting distance-based scoring. The way things are now, stations that are located in a different multiplier (DXCC/zone), close to a major population
I think it's a mistake to look at distance-based scoring strictly as a measure of effort to complete a QSO. Even though it's a much better measure than DXCC or Zone, that's not the real intent, IMO.
Martin; You are right. We looked primarily at the affect on the North America scores in ARRL DX because, of course, the world works North American in that event. I could see where those who participa
Dave, The reason that it never gains traction is that the ones who like change talk about it after every CQWW contest and the ones that don't see any need to continually discuss the issue since the c
A couple of years ago I took a crack at an alternative scoring system using Excel to see how well it would work. Essentially, points would be distance based from your lat/lon to the center of the DX
for major contests, and what their reasons would be.<< Distance alone is not well correlated with QSO difficulty nor the length of openings between any given grid pair. It is possible, IMHO, to devel
Hi Martin, I don't we need to go as far as the gridsquare : - first if the participant does not send log it is hard to guess accurately - second as many people do, I think that HF QSO "difficulty" is
Hi Guys, Even it will be impossible to equalize the world, with the right equation, i have one more simple idea, that i didnt show up, this year, apologies if if has still be discussed in the past :