posted this to spur discussion and thought if not interested please delete.
OK thanks for the input,
The grid exchange would be for me k3uhf cn84 c4 in cw or "K3uhf cn84 class 4"
in ssb. Your exchange would be VE7DXG cn88 Class 3. When logging the qso you
would write a distance points of 4 (4 grids away) and multiply that by the
highest grid square class multiplier (mine which is 4). Qso points for the qso
is 16 for both of us. No band modifiers.
There is a 10 grid maximum in case of e-skip.
When I type it looks complicated.
However let me try this for an example log
K3UHF/R CN84 CLASS 4
Call Band Exchange Highest mult IN QSO x Grid distance =
Qso point
VE7DXG 2 CN88 C3 4 4
16
VE7DXG 6 CN88 C3 4 4
16
AA7AAA 2 CN87 C2 2 3
6
AR7F 222 CN77 C6 6 4
24
A7AA 6 DM43 C2 4 10
40
K7OO 2 CN84 C4 4 1
4
Page qso pt total: 106
NEXT PAGE LATER IN THE DAY
K3UHF/R CN93 CLASS 6
VE7DXG 2 CN88 C3 6 6
36
K7OO 2 CN84 C4 6 2
12
page qso total: 48
Add all your pages and mail it in.
Same grid is one in distance.
No more than 10 distance
Distance math
CN83 to CN93 (9-8)+(3-3)=1
CN84 TO CN 88 (8-8)+(8-4)=4
CN97 TO DN17 (11-9)+(7-7)
RULE OF THUMB NEXT GRID ZONE NORTH IS TEENS AND THE NEXT GRID ZONE EAST IS
TEENS.
A program could be written. Or you can count with your fingers on the map
later. No caddy corner counting.
This gives a guy a reason to go out to rare grids and does not punish you at
home for working them. The highest multiplier in the qso is used. The list of
grid square rarity multiplies would be posted. Everyone should know where
they are and the value of their own grid. If not it can be looked up on the net
like a newbie who doesn't know their grid square on a contest weekend.
thanks gabor
frank
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