[CQ-Contest] Leveling the palying field

[steve.root at culligan4water.com]

Maryland? Win one of them from Wisconsin and I'll REALLY be impressed. 

73 Steve K0SR

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard DiDonna NN3W [mailto:richnn3w at verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:39 AM
To: 'Rick Dougherty NQ4I', 'CQ Contest'
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Leveling the palying field

I am not going to compare equipment or operators, but I will note that K5ZD is an oustanding operator who has done a yeoman's job in events like CQWW, ARRL DX, and WRTC...Same with W9RE.Now, with respect to winning CQWW, it has been done by hams outside of New England at least twice in the 2000 era. K4ZW did it in 2004 and I did it in 2006. Ken operated from Virginia and I operated from Maryland. I also had the top USA score in the 2010 ARRL DX CW....So, there is not a 100% advantage to New England.73 Rich NN3W----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Dougherty NQ4I" To: "CQ Contest" ; "SECC" Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:10 AMSubject: [CQ-Contest] Leveling the palying field> Hi all...some more to consider>>> I would like to make a comparison between W9RE and K5ZD...both talented > op's....>> if you compare stations, Mike has spent considerable time, effort and> money to assemble a very competitive station with stacks on 40-10m, a> 2 el 80m rotary,and decent antennas> and beverages on 160m...Randy's is not nearly as big...big by NE> standards, but not even in the same league...Mike does what he does to> try to level the field....but can never expect to best Randy....and> this goes on year after year..propagation plays a very small hand in> the competition....both stations are SO2R capable....so is it fair to> Mike ....I don't THINK so....> When for the past 30 + years the advantage in location has created a> 95% identifiable advantage to one area of the country...i.e. you gotta> live within 200 miles of Boston, or better yet in Nova Scotia to win> the ARRL....and the same is true for CQWW....>> On the other hand go to the Caribbean and you can clean up the> ARRL...or in CQWW go to zone 9, 33 or 35 and with a decent station and> op, victory is yours....>> Is CQWW negligent in not considering this?? I THINK so....hats off the> ARRL for leading in this matter......will CQWW have egg on their face> for not considering this?? don't know...>> It's funny who are the ones vocal against this proposal....vested> interests?? Think about it....>> Stations who stand to gain from distance based scoring....W4's, W5's,> W8's W0's W6's, W9's and W7's...others to benefit PY. LU, 4X4,SV,> 9A,I,and the list goes on and on...>> Will distance based scoring help participation.....no doubt about> it.....does the ARRL DX need something to jumpstart their> contest...Definately.....>> I view this as a last stand for contesting in general...this will be> my last sunspot cycle maybe...by the time it ends , I will be 70+ in> age...and I probably won't be doing much tower climbing..so it is one> time to correct a wrong and have a playing field that is much closer> to level....>> More to come>_______________________________________________CQ-Contest mailing listCQ-Contest at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest