[CQ-Contest] IARU R1 IARU contest scoring change

[Frank Hunt]

What DARC could also be saying is that, it's unfair that G/ON/F/PA/EA 
stations get 3 points for working a SP/OK/HA/LZ/YO but DL stations 
only get 1 point !

IMO the zone scoring system is fine, but as I've mentioned before, 
the one think that definitely needs changed, is getting rid of the 
unique station multipliers status that HQ stations now enjoy. The 
emphasis in this contest used to be about working Zones, but since 
the introduction of HQ station multipliers the emphasis has shifted.

73, Frank ZL2BR/ZM2B

On 2 Dec 2009 at 11:24, VR2BrettGraham wrote:

> IARU Region 1 HF committee is having an interim meeting in OE land
> next February.  Papers to be discussed can be found at:
> 
> http://iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=173&func=dow
> nload&id=294&chk=21d786e3ee7686357f4e705dec541e6b&no_html=1
> 
> In this paper, DARC suggests that QSO points in the IARU contest be
> changed.
> 
> Introduction
> 
> When the International Amateur Radio Union decided to continue the
> IARU Contest as IARU HF World Championship. the rules were enacted
> with no essential changes made since then. The calculation of QSO
> points is criticised in many discussions.
> 
> Background
> 
> The current rules state:
> 
> QSO Points:
> 
> 1) 7.1. Contacts within your own ITU zone, as well as QSOs with any
> IARU-member society HQ station or IARU official (counting as the
> special multiplier), count one point each. 7.1.1. Contacts with a
> station in the same ITU zone but on a different continent count one
> point.
> 
> 2) 7.2. Contacts within your continent (but different ITU zone) count
> three points.
> 
> 3) 7.3. Contacts with a different continent and IARU zone count five
> points.
> 
> Many contesters are accustomed to the fact that QSOs with the own
> continent are scored with different points than DX QSOs (QSOs with
> other continents). But from the sporting point of view it is difficult
> to understand that zone borders are separating one continent into
> different (ITU) zones. Example: Many German stations take part in this
> contest which can be found also in the logs of our neighbours. While
> our Eastern neighbours score one point for each QSO with DL, our
> Western neighbours score three points for a QSO with Germany because
> they are located in a different ITU zone accidentally.
> 
> Reference:
> 
> Presentation VIE09_C4_08 IARU HF World Championship
> 
> Recommendation
> 
> That the HF committee develops a new scoring method.
> 
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