[CQ-Contest] CQ WW Scoring System needs revision?

[Rudy Bakalov]

If the software already supports Stew Perry and/or Makrothen, then it already supports exchanging grid squares and distance based scoring. N1MM, WinTest, and WriteLog already do so.


Rudy N2WQ


________________________________
 From: "Martin , LU5DX" <lu5dx at lucg.com.ar>
To: Aldewey at aol.com 
Cc: CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com> 
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Scoring System needs revision?
 

Logging soft doesn't need to change at all.
All needed is for stations to state their grid locator in the cabrillo.
Since, unless changes to the exchange are implemented (e.g. grid locator
instead of RS(T) and CQ Zone in this case).
The log checking software run by organizers can easily do the rest.

73.

Martin LU5DX


On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:30 PM, <Aldewey at aol.com> wrote:

> Distance based scoring is something that was looked at in detail for ARRL
> DX contest a couple years ago.  While it had it's advocates, there were a
> couple main concerns that caused us to set it aside for now.  The first was
> that, depending on propagation, the distance of a Contest QSO, does not
> always  equate to the effort needed to make that Q.  In many cases, on 10
> and 15
>  meters for example, it is easier for someone Florida (for example) to make
> a  contact with EU than it is the Caribbean.  The CAC actually worked with
> someone who re scored a couple past DX Contests using the Distance Based
> Scoring  and the results did not change all that much.  Scores in the
> middle
> part of  the U.S. rose and scores on the east coasts went down and the
> order
> of the top  ten changed a little but not that much. Logging software would
> have to  change of course and we were concerned that there were many
> contesters that  would not be comfortable with Grid Squares (which would
> give the
> most accurate  results).  Finally, the majority of the contesters we
> talked to
> were not in  favor or such a change.
>
> So, at least for now, the change was not recommended.
>
> 73,
>
> AL, K0AD
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 11/29/2013 9:53:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> xdavid at cis-broadband.com writes:
>
>
> The  topic of distance-based scoring comes up consistently and many
> contesters  seem to be in favor of it, but somehow it never gains any
> traction beyond  the Stew Perry.  I wonder how many contesters are
> actually AGAINST  distance-based scoring for major contests, and what
> their reasons would  be.
>
> 73,
> Dave    AB7E
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