[CQ-Contest] Improving the Fabulous CQ 160 Contest

[kr2q at optimum.net]

OK...I can't resist.

(usual disclaimer...I'm speaking on my own behalf...not anyone else and not any contest
sponsor).

Well...if CQWW were to change their zone exchange to a GRID SQUARE exchange, then 
most everybody would know their grid square anyway, so adding it for the CQ160 would 
be easy.  You can already discern the zone from call in 99% of the cases (probably 99.99%).

I have to wonder how many "casual" guys know their CQ Zone.  What's that you say, almost
ALL OF THEM!  Why?  Because they want to play in the contest, even if casually.

No reason why folks wouldn't "learn" what their grid square is, assuming they don't
already know.  "Learning" is easy, check out QRZ.com  - and who doesn't know about that?
Not many.

de Doug KR2Q