David Kopacz wrote:
> First, I want to say that I like CQWW. It is my favorite contest.
I agree!
> I like the scoring of a distance based contest.
Me Too
> Perhaps, a new contest, with some of the CQWW flare, but based on
> distance scoring, That could easily change with a new world wide
> contest based on distance, a contest that anyone could win!
>
> The question now becomes, how do we implement such a scoring system? For
> example, would it be possible to use a database of grid squares to
> calculate the distance between each station in the contest?
Grid Squares I like as seen later below.
> There has been much talk about eliminating the signal report
> from the exchange. In a distance based worldwide contest, the exchange
> could be something like
>
>
> GRID QSO #
> ----------------------------
> K1LZ de 6Y1V FK08XK 1024
> 6Y1V de K1LZ FN42HG 583
>
In a DX test I don't think we need to go that deep into the grid info
myself,,, again explained below.
> The value of the contact would be the distance between grid square while
> the multipliers for countries and/or zones could still be used. In fact,
> you could even use a portion of the grid square as a multiplier.
>
This I still do not like. Countries as mults? This again places a LOT
of mult power into European hands, Unless they make all 50 US states
equal a country?
>
> David ~ KY1V
>
To make a in my first thought a true DX test would be something like this.
I made this map below to explain my thoughts. In my case I am in grid
square EN
The mults are the grid squares.
Remember I am in "EN"
The exchange is signal report and square, IE: 59EN for me to send out.
Scoring The yellow area counts as Mults ONLY
The Red area counts as Mults per square and 1 point per QSO
Everywhere else counts as Mult per square and 2 points per QSO.
Thoughts?
Joe WB9SBD
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