Hi Al.
The analysis you mention was done for the ARRL and it's sort of domestic.
I've done the analysis in the past for CQ WW and it was really leveling at
a world wide basis.
Logging soft doesn't need to change at all.
All needed is for stations to state their grid locator in the cabrillo.
Since, unless changes to the exchange are implemented (e.g. grid locator
instead of RS(T) and CQ Zone in this case).
The log checking software run by organizers can easily do the rest.
73.
Martin LU5DX
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:30 PM, <Aldewey@aol.com> wrote:
> Distance based scoring is something that was looked at in detail for ARRL
> DX contest a couple years ago. While it had it's advocates, there were a
> couple main concerns that caused us to set it aside for now. The first was
> that, depending on propagation, the distance of a Contest QSO, does not
> always equate to the effort needed to make that Q. In many cases, on 10
> and 15
> meters for example, it is easier for someone Florida (for example) to make
> a contact with EU than it is the Caribbean. The CAC actually worked with
> someone who re scored a couple past DX Contests using the Distance Based
> Scoring and the results did not change all that much. Scores in the
> middle
> part of the U.S. rose and scores on the east coasts went down and the
> order
> of the top ten changed a little but not that much. Logging software would
> have to change of course and we were concerned that there were many
> contesters that would not be comfortable with Grid Squares (which would
> give the
> most accurate results). Finally, the majority of the contesters we
> talked to
> were not in favor or such a change.
>
> So, at least for now, the change was not recommended.
>
> 73,
>
> AL, K0AD
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 11/29/2013 9:53:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> xdavid@cis-broadband.com writes:
>
>
> The topic of distance-based scoring comes up consistently and many
> contesters seem to be in favor of it, but somehow it never gains any
> traction beyond the Stew Perry. I wonder how many contesters are
> actually AGAINST distance-based scoring for major contests, and what
> their reasons would be.
>
> 73,
> Dave AB7E
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