[CQ-Contest] re-newing the 10 meter contest

[N7DF]

I don't think anyone will argue that the 10 meter contest will reach its 
  ultimate goal either this year or next as the sunspot cycles reach their lowest points since the contest was begun.
   
  Maybe now is the time to restart the contest as a true reflection of up to date technology.  One way to do this is to change the scoring to more realistically make the goals of the contest meaningful.  
   
  This could best be done by copying the scoring system of the Stew Perry Top Band Challenge and base scores on distance communicated rather than geographical location.  This would adjust for the concentrated amateur radio populations in some areas and encourage operation from more remote areas.
   
  In the past the scoring would not have been possible due to the complications of determining distances but the software developed for the SP takes all the work out of the scoring. 
   
   With the Grid Square as the exchange it becomes much more meaningful as well as giving the data for score calculations.
   
  Lets hear from the forum members and see what the majority thinks about this..


73 From Number 7 Desert Fox

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