[CQ-Contest] Time zone multiplier for ARRL DX Contests

[W0uo@cs.com]

Pete and Steve,

As I have said on this reflector before, top ten lists, etc. are not specified in any contest rules. Competition is defined as local, with awards given, typically, by zone, state of ARRL Section. The top ten, or sometimes top 5, or in the case of Low Power CQ160, top two lists are a matter of editiorial policy.  

At any time, contest sponsors can change the policies behind their contest writeups to take account of geographical advantage/disadvantage.  Since the vast majority of their subscribers live within 400 miles of Dayton, I don't believe it will ever happen.

73 de Jim
W0UO/5



"Steve.Root at culligan.com" <steve.root at culligan4water.com> wrote:

>Hello Pete,
>
>Operating form a location "out West" does have some disadvantages, for
>example when the band is just starting to open for you and it's already
>closing in interesting places like the Middle East.  That being said, the
>main disparity is still a matter of North/South.  The further South you are
>the better, regardless of conditions or point of the sunspot cycle.  For
>example, working JA from Texas is pretty trivial compared to working them
>from North Dakota or VE4.  It's frequently easier to work Europe from Dan
>Diego than it is from Green Bay.
>
>Personally I think you draw a 300 mile diameter circle around your QTH and
>compare yourself to people in your circle.  It's a different world for those
>who live in geographically advantageous areas, like Indiana :)
>
>73 Steve K0SR
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Grillo" <ah3c at frii.com>
>To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 6:13 PM
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] Time zone multiplier for ARRL DX Contests
>
>
>> New topic -
>>
>>
>>
>> Achieving top-ten status from Midwest and Mountain Time zones is
>recognized
>> as a yeoman effort.  However, most of us in these zones will typically
>score
>> way down in the pack.  This can be quite discouraging for some diehard
>> big-gun contesters.
>>
>>
>>
>> My Geochron is a great tool for assisting in defining what part of the
>globe
>> has the terminator.  It also shows precisely what country is in what time
>> zone.  The continental US has 4 time zones.  Russia has 10.
>>
>>
>>
>> The A-Z time zones would be obvious multipliers (there is no J zone).
>>
>> Examples of the exchange would be R599CT, S599WI, T599CO, or U599CA.
>>
>> Then there are the +30 and +45 minute zones, using an X to signify
>different
>> from on the hour variance from GMT.  New Zealand would be M599 and Chatham
>> would be MX599.  Some contest expeditions might want to go to VK9 or VR6
>and
>> some of those other rare spots to give out double-multipliers not
>available
>> from anywhere else.
>>
>>
>>
>> Published results could be sorted by country and time zone.  Who knows?
>New
>> award sponsors might even surface.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>> Pete,
>>
>> W0RTT
>>
>>
>>
>>
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