CAUTION: The CQ WW log checking software ignores QSOs with your own call.
I.e., you won't get mult credit for working yourself...
In the old days, people would log a QSO and not know how to delete it. So they
would put their own call in the log to create a zero point (not counting) QSO.
Randy, K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Ed Sawyer
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:59 PM
> To: 'Richard King'
> Cc: 'CQ Contest'
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Committee Restructured
>
> Relative to Richard’s last point.
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> You can actually just enter your own call as the first Q as you start a
> band, and it instantly gives you the double mult and zero Q points. Just
> allow that method and its already in everyone’s software.
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> Then require that all other mults be with Qs outside your country.
> Example: zone 3 has to be a VE for US hams, not a W6 or W7.
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> Ed N1UR
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> From: Richard King [mailto:richard.k5na@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 9:27 AM
> To: sawyered@earthlink.net
> Cc: CQ Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Committee Restructured
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> I don't usually speak up in these kinds of discussions. But this was one
> of the solutions that was tossed about last week when me and some other
> local guys were talking at lunch about CQWW scoring.
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> Personally, I like this solution the best because:
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> 1. It solves the problem of contestants being required to work zero point
> QSOs. That just isn't right.
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> 2. It has minimal effect on scoring and previous records.
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> 3. It doesn't change the concept and theme of the CQWW as a 'DX Contest'
> where you only work DX.
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> It may require a little minor 'tweaking' of contest software.
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> 73, Richard - K5NA
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> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 10:13 PM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> There is a MUCH MORE SIMPLE way to kill half of the objections being made
> and that come around every year. Just have a default "own country and
> zone"
> double mult added for the first Q on each band. Then eliminate ALL in
> country Qs. The zero point Qs vaporize.
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> And I will restate, it's a DX contest, not a everyone works everyone
> contest.
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> Plenty of other contests are like that. Please patronize those and
> enjoy.
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> CQ DX is the best contest because it IS what it is.
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> Ed N1UR
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