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Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW contest analysis database

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW contest analysis database
From: Art RX9TX <rx99tx@gmail.com>
Reply-to: RX9TX <rx99tx@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:18:56 +0500
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Good  work  Fab,  JAs, PYs and VKs would be happy with the new scoring
system :)


 Fabian Kurz wrote:

 FK> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 08:02:19PM +0300, wally wrote:
>> Now a volunteer with sufficient knowledge in this field can use this data and
>> make "Distance Based Top Scores" listings for CQWW Contests between 2006 -
>> 2008.

FK> Only for CQWW CW 2008, which could easily be downloaded from CQWW.com.
FK> The database file advertised earlier here on this reflector was in
FK> some cancerous proprietery format that I could not open.

FK> I just downloaded all CQWW CW 2008 files and analyzed them by the
FK> following simple methodology:

FK> a) For each unique call in all logs, a DXCC was determined by a simple
FK>    algorithm based on the CTY.DAT file and saved in a database
FK> b) A matrix with all distances between all known DXCCs was created.
FK>    With a total of DXCC^2 entries.
FK> c) Each CQWW CW 2008 log was recalculated by accumulated kilometers
FK>    instead if the known CQWW scoring rules.

FK> Here we go, for two interesting categories. The columns denote: 
FK> 1. Place, calculated by kilometers
FK> 2. Distance of all QSOs in km
FK> 3. Callsign
FK> 4. Actual position in CQWW 2008 results (if easily found in printed scores)

FK> SINGLE-OP ONE NON-ASSISTED ALL HIGH FIXED

FK> 1.  45028774 V47NT   3
FK> 2.  40775552 ZS4TX   (5.8m pts - not in top ten)
FK> 3.  39419835 PZ5TT   4
FK> 4.  38693640 8P5A    5
FK> 5.  36996791 V31WA   6  
FK> 6.  35883301 EF8M    (1?, DQ)
FK> 7.  32314061 ZF2AM   (10)
FK> 8.  32120589 ZY7C    --
FK> 9.  32108502 VK2IA   ("only" 2.8m points)
FK> 10. 31531618 PW2D    --

FK> Top ten scorer 3V8BB (YT1AD, 1st) is at 27238661km, just below K1LZ.
FK> CT3NT (CT1BOH) at 29775030km, below JH4UYB and 5H3EE!

FK> MULTI-OP UNLIMITED ASSISTED ALL HIGH FIXED  

FK> 1.  108586599 HC8N        1 (32m)
FK> 2    91206345 3X5A        2 (29m)
FK> 3.   55337998 JA5FDJ       
FK> 4.   53295746 KH7X
FK> 5.   53263736 CT9L        3 (23m)
FK> 6.   46385052 KC1XX       4 (15m)
FK> 7.   46236480 JA3YBK
FK> 8.   45277088 K3LR        5 (14m)
FK> 9.   43290689 W3LPL
FK> 10.  41501754 HD2M        
FK> 11.  37537522 EE2W          (11m)
FK> 12.  36885769 LZ9W          (12m)
FK> 13.  35973796 DF0HQ       6 (13m)

FK> (LZ9W and EE2W are 2nd and 3rd in EU respectively; just opposite to
FK> their positions calculated by the distances!)

FK> Some scores may be missing from the results posted here. The format of
FK> the Cabrillo headers for the categories were often not according to
FK> the standard. Unedited results at http://fkurz.net/ham/scores9.txt

FK> Conclusions? None.

FK> CQWW is the name of the game and everyone knows the rules. They're
FK> fine as they are. I like them. They encourage activities from remote
FK> locations and don't let couch potatoes win.

FK> "Fair" rules in a HF contest for everyone are an illusion. In terms of
FK> pure CW skills, you may get as far as you can get to a fair judgement
FK> if you go to an IARU HST competition. But be prepared to be beaten by
FK> some 14 year old girls from ex-USSR countries. Now is that fair? :-)

FK> 73,


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 RX9TX 
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