[CQ-Contest] ARRL 160 Meter Scores?

[Jeff Maass]

Comment on my original posting:

I've received an email from the log checkers for the ARRL  160
Meter Contest, and:

   1) The P40TA score was due to an error in the checking program.
        They are fixing the problem, and will recalculate scores. Stand
        by for corrections.

   2) The line scores are correct. Bad QSOs (NIL, etc.) remove penalty
         QSO *points* in the calculation of the score, but *not* penalty
         QSOs in the  line score. I think that's a bit misleading (I'd
rather
         see removed penalty QSOs not be reflected in the line total of
         QSOs), but I can deal with it.

No point harassing N1ND about this: it's being examined. Stay tuned
for updates!

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BTW, I think they still  need a "Top DX" box to give non-W/VE operators
some recognition in this contest! The DX participants are **WAY** more
important to the ARRL 160 Meter Contest than, say, the #6 - 10 QRP
stations!
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73,
 Jeff Maass       jmaass at columbus.rr.com     Located near Columbus Ohio
         USPSA # L-1192       NROI/CRO    Amateur Radio K8ND
Maass' IPSC Resources:  http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/index.html
Circleville USPSA/IPSC: http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/pcsiipsc.htm

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Maass
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 23:32
> To: CQ Contest Mailing List
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL 160 Meter Scores?
>
>
>
> In the ARRL 160 Meter Contest results listing and scores database,
> P40TA (K6TA, opr) is shown as:
>
>    P40TA  124,960 - 739 - 88 - C
>
> With a maximum of 80 Sections available, the listed 88 is clearly wrong.
> In addition, his claimed score included only 76 Sections, so even a typo
> of "78" is unlikely!
>
> I notice that none of the non-W/VE scores seem to be calculated
> correctly. Each QSO by a non-W/VE station is worth 2 points, and
> so the # QSOs and # mults should be directly usable to calculate
> the published score. The numbers don't agree.
>
>    ZF2NT  150,176  993  76   [(993x2) x 76 = 150,936]
>    FM5GU 121,804  837  74  [(837x2) x 74 = 123,876]
>    ZF2AH    77,088  548  73  [(548x2) x 73 =   80,008]
>    etc.
>
> What am I missing? Do computers not multiply correctly anymore?
>
> 73,
>  Jeff Maass       jmaass at columbus.rr.com     Located near Columbus Ohio
>          USPSA # L-1192       NROI/CRO    Amateur Radio K8ND
> Maass' IPSC Resources:  http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/index.html
> Circleville USPSA/IPSC: http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/pcsiipsc.htm
>
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