KU8E:
>I don't know changing the rules will really effect the overall results.
NQ4I:
>it would go a long ways toward leveling the playing field with my NE M-M's.
If someone will recalculate all NQ4I CQ WW scores with an
additional 1000 QSO points (for 1000 zero pointers), I'll bet it
makes *no difference* in the top MM standings, even assuming the big
3 (possibly even including K9NS) still get zero points for USA. I
also submit that the main reason Rick ranks higher in the WPX is
because KC1XX, W3LPL and K3LR *do not participate* (i.e. the level of
MM competition is lower than in CQ WW or ARRL DX). It has little to
do with the change from 0 to 1 points for same country QSOs.
Changing the rules *will* inflate all USA scores and cause
every CQ WW record set over the past 50+ years to become
meaningless. For what purpose? To supposedly "level the playing
field"...which it will actually not do. The latter is a myth that
has yet to be achieved, even in WRTC. Isn't it time to stop using
the term and deluding ourselves?
73, Bill W4ZV
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