[CQ-Contest] Level Playing Field

[Lee Hiers]

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:00 PM, <cq-contest-request at contesting.com> wrote:


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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:03:14 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Kevin Stockton <n5dx2005 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Is ARRL DX Really Broken ?
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> A linear scoring system that is based  on distance.  The numbers could be
> manipulated to make almost anyone  win, that's not what is being advocated.
>

Shouldn't it be logarithmic?  Inverse square law and all that...

I say leave as-is as-is.  If you want a distance-based contest, come up with
one a la SPTBDC for HF.  It seems to have become popular.

73 de Lee
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Lee Hiers, AA4GA
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