[CQ-Contest] Alternatives to the Cluib Circle was: Re: Have NCCC and PVRC ruined SS?

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

This sort of brings back the question of whether club circles are still 
appropriate, or whether, with the computational tools we now have, 
something else might be substituted for greater fairness.

How about a maximum number of square miles, with a limit on the number 
of discrete sides to avoid gerrymandering?  FL?  CA?
Or maybe a maximum population captured within the "club area"?

Just thinkin'...

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 2/1/2013 7:07 AM, Jim Jordan, K4QPL wrote:
> Very true. LACK of activity ruins contests. SS suffers from that to a 
> considerable degree in that unlike many contests, you can't work the 
> same station on another band. Makes for a very slow Sunday, but fun 
> for the casuals who jump in then as "fresh meat".
>
> In fairness to NCCC, and other clubs as well, I would think 
> demographics gives PVRC an advantage. With our circle stretching from 
> 3 of the 4 major population centers in NC through VA, parts of WVA, 
> MDC, DE and a bit of PA, there is a huge population from which to draw 
> contesters and logs when we push--which is what has been done. No 
> matter where the NCCC guys put the center of their circle they're 
> going to get either a lot of ocean or a lot of sparsely populated 
> area, or both, on the sides.
>
> Not that we intend to give up any ground....:-)
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, K4QPL
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Widelitz" <widelitz at gte.net>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:10 PM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Have NCCC and PVRC ruined SS?
>
>
>> How can more activity ruin SS? Once you get a sweep, it's all about 
>> finding
>> stations you haven't worked before. You don't care where they are. 
>> And if
>> you haven't gotten a sweep yet, you still want to work as many as you 
>> can
>> and you don't care where they are.
>>
>> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
>>
>>
>>
>>
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