Using DXCC countries for point differentials results in those close to
a national border of a country with many QSOs (like the USA) having
a *tremendous* advantage.
As an example, look at the claimed scores for the CQ 160 SSB, just
completed. The two top SOHP stations are shown below:
Q's S/P DX Poiints
VE3BY 783 53 5 219,936
W4MYA 1043 57 24 200,070
VE3BY had 260 fewer QSOs and **23** fewer multipliers, and
yet he beats W4MYA by almost 20,000 points!?!
All those 5 point QSOs that VE3BY made with USA stations were
2 point QSOs for W4MYA. Most of those QSOs were equally difficult
for the two stations, but they are of different values because of the
artificial "country border". RF respects no national border!
DISTANCE IS WHAT MATTERS! Distance is what should be rewarded!
The Stew Perry has the right idea in using the distance between stations
to determine the value of a QSO in points. (The Stew has turned from a
160 DX Challenge to a 160 QRP Challenge, though, due to the ill-conceived
QRP/Low Power/High Power multipliers).
73, Jeff Maass K8ND
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