Let's see some real data to back up these proposals. CQWW logs are available. Crunch the numbers and publish the results. 73, Mike K9NW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mail
Author: Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 12:40:23 -0400
There are all sorts of grievances that one can lodge on scoring. Let's see, station in W4 works station in W6 (2400 miles). Points awarded - 0 Station in PA works station in DL (228 miles). Points aw
I think we should take the raw contest score and divide by the following formula: ( AHSL + DxSW + NuEl) / ( PoWt + SsAi * (2Pi * OpAg) ) Where: AHSL = Antenna Height Above Sea Level ( in meters) DxSW
Why are you handicapping us old coots? I'm 75 next week. Your formula gives a 37 year old guy a 6dB+ advantage over me. Oh wait! I get that advantage over him! Awesome idea! 73, de Hans, K0HB "Ju
All this talk of inequality in scoring has got me thinking - what would be a solution that would be satisfactory to everyone? This is what I came up with: Final Score X (CORRECTOR) = Final Corrected
An internet-based contest, so there's no geographical advantages. Barry W2UP P.S. No renting of the high speed trading computers in Secaucus permitted ! 73, Dave N2NL ________________________________
Guys - Can we finish with this annually recurring topic and do something about it? Find a weekend in April or September, establish your dream contest rules, tell everyone to be there, set up a websit
Ed, You're forgetting a few things, so just to help fill out the checklist: 1. Pick a contest date 2. Start a website. 3. Spend a year or two chasing circular arguments about what the rules should be
Author: Ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 10:21:11 -0400
You should multiply the entire result by i, the square root of minus one, the basis for imaginary numbers. Seems appropriate for this whole discussion. 73, Ken, AB1J In a message dated 5/27/2015 23:1
Ya wanna fight, Pilgrim? Don't you DARE mess with SS! One of the tiny handful of major contests where you actually need to be able to COPY something. Confounds the "fie nigh foe" crowd. Besides, Ch
Not really Kelly. We have already spent the 2 years having the circular arguments. Time for someone who its important to - to step up and lead. If it takes an email campaign to generate interest, the
But Hansthe contest is unfair to us W1s. We need to level the playing field so that a W1 with stacked monobanders has a chance of winning. Distance based scoring, inversely actually, would be much fa
Except for the very limited example of WRTC it is likely impossible to have a "level playing field". At the risk of launching a pool-pah (Google "bokonism"), let me posit that the hidden goal of ever
Hans, I agree but would one other element. Find ways to tilt the playing field to my advantage and to focus efforts in those contests where the tilt is already geographically favored. WPX, IARU, SS,
Just in case anyone isn't clear, this was intended to be in full sarcastica font. Kelly Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesti
Another Atlantic based commenter not wanting his contest changed. Is there a problem with discussing this other than the possibility that your advantage might be diminished in some way? Everyone know
K1ZZ won SO Unlimited. It is much easier to win SS from other places than it is CQ WW. Let try to compare apples to apples. Distance based scoring, inversely actually, would be much fairer to W1s in
N2IC won CQWW SSB from NM. If we are done with those great efforts that were fliers to the normal data, I think we can discuss more meaningful comparisons. Ed K1ZZ won SO Unlimited. It is much easier
How many times has CQWW been won from NM? How many times has CQWW been won from New England? 73 Tom W7WHY If we are done with those great efforts that were fliers to the normal data, I think we can d
Should I bring up the Black Hole...... ....naw, I don't think I should. How many times has CQWW been won from New England? 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest ma