[CQ-Contest] qualification casus

[Andy V. Melanyin]

Hi Dan,
just notised that there is the rule:
5. Qualifying Event Score Calculation
The Event Score for each qualifying event will be calculated based on the following formula. Event Score = (Contest value) x (Category weighting factor) x (Published final score / Maximum score in applicant's category from Selection Area*) 

* If the "Maximum published score in applicant's category from Selection Area" is lower than the highest published score in any "lower" category from the same Selection Area, substitute the higher score as the reference score using the following category order and revised formula below.

To my mind and most mindes of my friends (UA4FER, UA9BA, 4L5A etc.) this rule is not giving real picture.

How You can compare MIX category with mono mode (CW, SSB) ? THEY ARE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES

How You can compare SO category in ARRL DX with MS or M2 categories? FOR SO in arrl allowed to change bands to use double CQ technology using SO2R. 

(And for MS - You can make only 6 band changing in an hour) 

Where is the advantage for MS before SO in ARRL DX CONTEST ?

Look for instance the claimed scores in last ARRL CW for EU RUSSIA:

1. RU1A (OP RX3APM) - MORE THEN 2M POINTS

2. RL3A (OP RL3FT) - MORE THEN 1.5 M POINTS

3. 1-ST IN M2 UA4M (M2) - a bit more then 1M POINTS

4. 1-ST IN MS  RM3F (MS) - LESS THEN 1M POINS



I think it is not objective to mix and compare scores of different categories because they are really different !!!

What can be done to correct this sellection mistake ??

73! Andy UA3DPX/RM3F