[CQ-Contest] Accuracy needs to count

[Doug Smith W9WI]

On Wed, 2006-07-05 at 08:16, Mark Beckwith wrote:
> Since, for the most part operating accuracy can be measured nowadays, I 
> would like to see a "Top-Ten Accuracy Box" or some such thing.  I would like 
> to see accuracy recognized, valued and rewarded as part of Field Day.

If Field Day is an emergency-preparedness exercise and not a contest... 
then maybe "2A Tennessee" is kinda meaningless as an exchange?

To toss out a radical suggestion...  Maybe FD should have a REALLY LONG
exchange -- for example, a valid contact should require the passing of a
radiogram in official NTS format, with a score of one point per word in
the message body, provided it's received accurately?  (how to determine
that it *was* received accurately?  MD5SUM comes to mind but of course
many FD stations won't have a computer handy...)

If this post seems really dumb, please check the timestamp<grin>...
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Doug Smith W9WI
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http://www.w9wi.com