But but... that means we would need to actually copy an exchange rather
than spending that time tuning the second radio.
Barry W2UP
Jim George wrote:
> Good point.The grid squares would need to be the exchange along with the
> Zone. That way the contact could be scored by one's own software as well as
> the contest organizer. This exchange would make the content of the QSO mean
> something other than simply copying the call sign as well. The CQ WAZ Zone
> or the ITU Zone would be the mult. This would be a contest that would level
> the present system quite a bit.
>
> Jim N3BB
>
> At 01:46 PM 10/21/2006 -0400, David Pruett wrote:
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> That's all fine and good for where a lot was received for the claimed
>> QSO, but how do you score a QSO with a station for which an entry was
>> not received. I don't think a database exists with the grid square of
>> every possible participant.
>>
>> Dave/K8CC
>>
>> Jim George wrote:
>>
>>> This is a great idea. The grid system already is in place, and so every
>>> entrant will enter a grid with his/her electronic submission. The score
>>> would be calculated automatically both by the contest software (real time)
>>> and as part of the log check process. The concept of a "QSO and Distance"
>>> based contest would be a fair one. Mults could be ITU Zones, so the
>>> "Euro-Centric-Mults" nature of many contests is minimized. This would be a
>>> good test of skill with minimized geographic location advantages. Coupled
>>> with a one week max log submission requirement (exceptions if approved due
>>> to travelers to remote locations, etc) and results within two to three
>>> weeks, we would have a good system.
>>>
>>> Jim George N3BB
>>>
>>> At 10:56 AM 10/21/2006 -0400, Jimk8mr@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> >From there use one's imagination. My suggestion is a scoring
>>>>
>> system where
>>
>>>> points are based on zone to zone distances. The point values would
>>>>
>> not need
>>
>>>> not be integers, so 1.6 or 2.226 points for a qso would be possible
>>>> and normal.
>>>> For example, something like
>>>>
>>>> QSO Points = 1 + (Distance/10000)
>>>>
>>>> where Distance is the zone center to zone center distance in kilometers.
>>>>
>>>> So qso points would vary from 1 (your own zone) to about 3 (at the
>>>> antipodes). Score it up with the current multiplier structure, and you
>>>> have the
>>>> results of the "CQWW 21st Century" competition.
>>>>
>>>> Having done the work of preparing logs for processing, dupe/bust checking,
>>>> etc., there would be very little extra work to produce an alternate set of
>>>> scores, with results published online.
>>>>
>>>> Watsa OMs?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 73 - Jim K8MR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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