LU5DX wrote:
> Distance scoring does have merit for Stew Perry which is 160mtrs and there
> would be a case for 80mtrs too but the higher bands are too subject to the
> vagaries of propagation.
[...]
>
> There is no easy solution, despite suggestions we have seen here some which,
> prima facie, look as though they could be workable fail to be viable when
> given
> further scrutiny. I doubt that CQWW CC can be persuaded to make any changes,
> it is as it is, and, as more than 14,000 of us have been content to enter and
> submit logs in the two events this year showing an ongoing increase year to
> year
> the CC will feel under no obligation to make any changes.
Thoughts similar to those were in the back of my mind for one of my suggestions
earlier in this thread.
To expand on it...
Imagine aggregating CQWW logs from the past several years. With that body of
data, it should be possible to tell how easy/difficult it is for any pair of
zones to communicate on a particular band, as well as how rare or common each
zone is.
With that information, you could build a scoring matrix. We would likely see,
for example, that intra-European contacts are easy and quite common. They'd
probably be worth one point each.
Contacts between Zone 5 and Zones 14/15 are still common, but a little more
difficult. Maybe they would be worth 2 points (and perhaps more on 80 and 160).
Contacts between Zones 5 and 12 aren't that difficult, but there are fewer
operators in Zone 12. Maybe they would be worth 3 points.
Contacts between Zone 15 and Zone 34? That's not too difficult, aside from so
few stations being on from Zone 34. Perhaps rarity would make that a 4 point
contact.
Contacts between Zone 5 and Zone 26? That's a difficult path and involves an
uncommon zone. Maybe that's worth 6 or 7 points....or even 15-20 points if
accomplished on 160.
Once you have a scoring matrix, you could implement it as a side/overlay
contest concurrent with CQWW.
I doubt that there will be consensus any time soon to radically change any of
the major contests. However, CQ has shown a willingness to stimulate some
interest in a couple of otherwise difficult-to-compete classes with their
overlays. So, why not award a couple of plaques and generate a few
certificates based on an alternate computation of score?
This concept wouldn't necessarily be "fairer"....but perhaps it might stimulate
some additional interest outside the EU/Eastern NA/Zone 9/Zone 33 hub of
activity, and/or incent folks to compete from unusual locales. Having more
stations to work is a good thing, right? :)
--
Michael N1EN
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