Here goes my take on how to fix ARRL..... assign points on the following formula 1000 miles = 1.0 points 2000 miles = 2.0 3000 miles =3.0 at so forth...so if W1 workd a DL1 and the distance is 2800 m
What about stuff worked long path? Such as the 10 meter opening to Asia during ARRL DX SSB. K4ZW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com ht
As Tom - W8JI has indicated, I don't see where such a scheme helps me much, and folks west of me - who have even a tougher time working Europe than I do - don't get much help either. Spend a few minu
You are closing in on a good idea on how to score DX contests, though I'd prefer to whittle the spread down to about a 3:1 ratio. Unfortunately you are talking about the wrong DX contest. Distance sc
Kind of a selfish point of view. We down here do not complain about having a small time window to work USA on 160M , most probably just a couple of hours right before our sunrise most of the time. Bu
Disclaimer, this is not what I usually work with so I am open to corrections by those more experienced. Martin, Distance, without things like path problems, is by the inverse of the square of distanc
luck, it Of course, if you want to get at the "you win some, you lose some, and hopefully it all evens out" element...perhaps the answer to perceived unfairness in certain contests' scoring is to hav
Most of the arguments so far seem to be based on a perceived inequality between the W1 and W4 call areas. Changing the scoring system for everyone in order to try to equalise these two areas would do
Martin, If this change will implemented on ARRL, we really do know, but If It would every contester might be hazarded. Life would change, and changes panic everyone. So, it's acceptable everyone is t
Excellent analysis Tom and I understand the situation in the US. On a world wide basis it's pretty different in most cases. Taking the ARRL DX test as an example. Consider a station here in LU, enter
luck, it Of course, if you want to get at the "you win some, you lose some, and hopefully it all evens out" element...perhaps the answer to perceived unfairness in certain contests' scoring is to hav
I agree Tony. The same thing happens to us when we hear Caribbean Stations on 160 and 80 running at 200+Qs/hr and I guess not even in our dreams we can achieve that :-) Anyway, this thread has been r
As W8JI and others pointed out there are many factors involved besides distance. In some cases such as 10M, particularly with present band conditions those closer to the US may be at a disadvantage.
Hi Martin I also found this thread quite interesting, but I would add this: Can we come up with a very complex scoring system that takes into account propagation, time of the year, historical norms,
Howdy Tom. An algorithm to level distance and path conditions certainly has nothing to do with the effort each individual spends in building his/her own station or the qualities/skills of the operato