[CQ-Contest] It Is What It Is

[John Geiger]

Or become the editor of CQ, then you can change the
rules any way you want.

73s John W5TD

--- David Robbins K1TTT <k1ttt at arrl.net> wrote:

> I agree... cqww is what it is and hopefully will
> stay that way.  NO, it is
> not 'fair' if you compare stations around the world.
>  But then again much of
> life is not 'fair'.  No, it is not possible to level
> the playing field world
> wide, nor should it be.  The rules are what they are
> and we, the
> participants, have accepted them and have had many
> years of fun with them...
> and hopefully will for many more years.  If you
> don't like the rules, or
> think you are being discriminated against in some
> way, go find another
> playground... join the extreme cw contest, or make
> up your own contest with
> points scored however you want, just leave cqww
> alone!
> 
> 
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
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> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-
> > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> k3bu at optonline.net
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 00:09
> > To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] It Is What It Is
> > 
> > 
> > > CQWW has evolved in a manner that first of all
> ensures it's
> > > survival by not giving one group an overwhelming
> advantage over any
> > other, but
> > > it also affords opportunities for winning scores
> if you choose a
> > > strategic location. No, it is not perfect, and I
> know of no way that it
> > ever will be.
> > > Simply, it is what it is.
> > >
> > > Paul, K5AF
> > 
> > 
> > Did you read what you wrote?  :-)
> > 
> > 
> > Like, uhm contradicting yourself and proving the
> point that we are not
> > looking for ideal, fairest contest in CQ WW but
> for scoring system that
> > would eliminate gross lopsided scoring. Have you
> looked what people get
> > for the same amount of QSOs and multipliers from
> US, NA, NAf, N SA ?
> > Notion that this will turn into the (US) QSO party
> is just as ridiculous.
> > Did WPX turned into one? It would just give us
> sane scoring system that
> > reduces gross inequalities and allows stations on
> low bands to work
> > somebody for points instead of spending 1 hour to
> work 5 stations and half
> > of them ZEROES (pointers).
> > 
> > >Others argued<
> > 
> > "You would work "stateside QSO party"
> > Like we are so stoooopid to work 1 pointer US
> stations instead of "juicy"
> > 3 pointers DX? Gimme a break.
> > 
> > Another question, how many make more QSOs on the
> second day in CQ WW than
> > on first? My experience is that I make about half.
> Wouldn't you rather
> > still work some "QSO Partiers" instead, for
> "lousy" one point, rather than
> > deflecting them?  Look to WPX, it became more fun
> and participation and
> > popularity jumped.
> > 
> > I am some times dazzled by some of the "ham radio
> logic", maybe I have
> > been for too long away from it to understand it?
> > 
> > Can some understand that CQ WW DX evolved from
> "some contest" to work DX,
> > into major unofficial world championship (with
> skewed scoring system that
> > discriminates against countries with large ham
> population). This is why it
> > DESERVES to be improved by adjusting the scoring
> to 1-2-3 pointers.) Think
> > why?  (Help:  because most can work most everybody
> and get even lopsided
> > points for it.)  The 9, 33 etc. Zoners will still
> have advantage due to
> > propagation and 30% more points, but not 60% like
> now.
> > 
> > Europeans (and everybody else) also deserve 2
> points for own continent
> > QSOs.
> > 
> > Oh, and if CQ WW CC doesn't read the CQ-Contest
> reflector, than what are
> > we doing talking about all this? Better go watch
> the real time scoring
> > board.
> > 
> > Yes, we are bringing this up, because most serious
> contesters see the
> > lopsided scoring system that does not reflect the
> prestige and purpose of
> > this world's best contest with archaic scoring
> system.
> > 
> > 73 Yuri, K3BU
> > 
> > Oh, and congratulations to IG9C for winning "All
> Time Most Spotted Single
> > Band Station K1TTT Trophy".
> > Seems Lampedusa has something strange going on for
> it esp. on 160.
> > I bet he was SO un-ass-isted :-)
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