Rusty (W6OAT), Tree (N6TR), Dick (N6AA)
I seem to remember the first sprint idea being born in the 70's by NCCC/SCCC
rivalry.
It's time for a history lesson.
I remember some of our discussion, what do you rmember of the discussions we
had when it was a new concept?
73,
Pete
W0RTT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
To: "Nat Heatwole" <nat@ajheatwole.com>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Cc: "WA7BNM" <bhorn@hornucopia.com>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] DX Sprint is a good idea
> > Total Score = Operator Skill + (0.5 * (Hardware) + (0.4 * Location)
> >
> > Whenever one talks about "leveling the playing field" to correct for the
> > fact that one area of the country has a perceived advantage over some
> > other area involves tinkering with the above equation so that Location
> > matters less. But this strategy neglects the other two variables, one -
> > operator skill - which is mathematically very much more important than
> > location. Trying to manipulate equations in this way is politics and
> > statistics, not contesting.
> >
> > 73,
> > Nat - WZ3AR
>
> I would like to see a Sprint Team like concept brought into
> the ARRL DX contest, whereby teams would be required to
> have represenatives from each of the geographical areas
> of the United States and Canada. Something like one
> member from the Northeast (1, 2, 3 land + VE1,2), one from
> the Southeast (4 land), one from the Midwest (8, 9 land +
> VE3), one from the Central Plain States (0 land + VE4,5,6),
> one from the South Central US (5 land), one from
> Cahleefornia (6 land), one from the Southwest (Az, NV,
> UT, NM), and one from the Pacific Northwest (Ore, WA, ID,
> MT, WY, VE7).
>
> This kind of competition structure might encourage more
> participation from areas of the country that are normally out
> of reach of the top ten box. A team victory would require an
> outstanding performance from each team member relative
> to the constraints of his or her individual regional propagation
> characteristics. Under this sort of system, an individual
> striving to recruite a dream team would have just as much
> incentive to recruite W7GG or W7WA as they would K5ZD
> or K1AR. Might be interesting.
>
> 73 de Mike, W4EF........................
>
>
>
>
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