As I remember, NA not equal to USA. And there is at least one country
comparable to USA by ham population.
If NA wants to play on different rules than the rest of the World,
then it is fair to have 2 separate TOPs - one for the NA only
and one for the World (without NA).
Once I tried to recalculate part of CQ WW 1998 m/m claimed scores
on the same rules:
a) 2 point for own continent and 3 for DX (NA rule)
b) 1 point for own continent and 3 for DX (not NA rule)
Here are aprox results (if no dupes and no 0 point QSOs):
Call Claimed score
6Y2A 44138528
J6DX 31304320
A61AJ 31000000
VE3EJ 26145288
KH7R 23277408
DF0HQ 20729176
J3A 19548592
SL3ZV 16689645
Call score by rules "NA"
6Y2A 44138528
A61AJ 33669509
J6DX 31304320
VE3EJ 26145288
DF0HQ 25594010
KH7R 23458710
SL3ZV 21329123
J3A 19548592
Call score by rules "not NA"
6Y2A 36871912
A61AJ 31000000
J6DX 25994000
KH7R 23277408
VE3EJ 22242168
DF0HQ 20729176
SL3ZV 16689645
J3A 15837080
I hope there are no big mistakes in my formulas
73 Arunas, LY2IJ
Pete Smith wrote:
>
> To keep us from competing evenly with Europe! To truly level the playing
> field, the rules should divide the United States into regions (call-areas?)
> roughly the size of the major countries of Europe, and permit
> different-country credit for QSOs between them, particularly on the low
> bands.
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