I have to say this subject has been beat to death for years. There have been numerous suggestions for rule changes that always fall on deaf ears. The CQ Contest committee seems to operate like the Am
Randy's note well received for the current rules. I was mentioning that the change in the rules would be that easy. Ed CAUTION: The CQ WW log checking software ignores QSOs with your own call. I.e.,
John's right. CQWW RTTY is a very fun contest, and pretty much implements the rules being bandied about here. I can attest that - while there is still the inevitable EU advantage from the east coast
I'm enjoying this topic.... Here's my personal experience relating to contest management.... hang in there with me... I believe that one of the primary reasons for making a contest rule change is to
We like the rules of the CQWW down under - We have a snow flakes chance in hell of winning but often grab single band slices - We contest against our own best score or the best score in our region. H
On 21/07/2016 17:04, Trent Sampson wrote: - you are making suggestions to change what is the most successful of all contests. This is not an argument : As it is the case for most products and brands
Dave: Here in India we are doing just all that you have mentioned with respect to SCQP. A complete reboot of the Himalayan DX Contest; rules will be published on the ARSI website tomorrow. It will be
Yet observe an not Asia And there we have most of a very workable solution - compete regionally, report regionally, recognize regionally. Thanks, Prasad. Trying to come up with some kind of a comple
Well put Ward. It really is impossible to make radio contesting fair in the sense of other sports that have balls, sticks, and a playing field. But, as you point out, we can minimize some of the vari
Perhaps the WWROF could be enticed into providing a central web location where regional etc. competitions can be organized, promoted, and results maintained and published. A place where you could go
Someone forgot to tell N6MJ that he is at a disadvantage in ZF. He's not allowed to win from there. -Chris KL9A _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@cont
Since CQWW is Zone centric, compete by Zone, not continent. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listi
Author: Bob Kupps via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 23:26:13 +0000 (UTC)
Doesn't ZF have a mathematical scoring advantage over stations on other continents? From: Chris Hurlbut <chriskl9a@gmail.com> To: Jeffrey Clarke <ku8e@bellsouth.net> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com Sen
Not at all. During lower sunspot activity the Cayman Islands can have poor 10m and even 15m propagation to the US compared to islands further south. John KK9A ex ZF2JB Doesn't ZF have a mathematical
Ward has suggested an attractive manner to obviate the sometimes divisive topic of leveling the geographic playing field for contests; e.g. for us U.S. residents, it may be as simple as choosing to b
Author: Christian Schneider <prickler.schneider@t-online.de>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 00:17:01 +0200
Antennas: Entry may be A1 or A2 A1: Single Element Antenna A2: Multiple Element Antenna or rotatable antenna (...) Some food for thought.....71.5/72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV In the survey of WAG 2015