[CQ-Contest] The two/four-point rule in WPX

[Charles Harpole]

Hello contesters.....  Having worked about 1500 stations over about 10-12
day period lately, I found that my taste for having pile ups was satisfied
and I did not at all participate in WPX this year.  Formerly, one of my
favorite contests when I lived in USA, now living in Thailand, the thrill
of many rapid contacts I can have on many days of my own choosing has
diluted my interest in American-based contests.

Equally or more so is the fact that the scoring is so skewed against me
that I can not compete realistically for a high score.  Asia is a very
large place, for example, and is a low point area I can work a lot.

I am not poor mouthing about this situation because, given good Flux, I can
enjoy 150/hour runs many days.  And, I can search for rare DXpeditions with
no need of a contest.  Also, I would not live any other place on Earth as I
can.

My point is, if USA stations want more DX to be on a contest, then address
the various inequalities of scoring.

73, Charly HS0ZCW


On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 1:04 AM, Kim Östman <kim.ostman at tut.fi> wrote:

> To clarify, my two questions are related specifically to WPX. No need to
> rehash the CQWW discussion. Sorry!
>
> 73
> Kim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Östman [mailto:kim.ostman at tut.fi]
> Sent: 6. huhtikuuta 2014 15:10
> To: 'cq-contest at contesting.com'; 'director at cqwpx.com'
> Subject: The two/four-point rule in WPX
>
> Hi,
>
> The so-called "2-point rule" exception for intra-NA QSOs in CQWW was
> discussed at length on the reflector in November 2013. Please see for
> example
> http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/cq-contest/2013-November/104819.html
> and the related discussion.
>
> Many serious non-American operators see this exception as the contest
> sponsor giving an unfair advantage to NA Caribbean stations, particularly
> as
> compared to EU stations. The basic continental divide point system is
> flawed
> too, but exceptions that favor a select group are certainly not an
> appropriate solution.
>
> It was recently brought to my attention that WPX also has a similar
> exception, with 2 points for intra-NA QSOs on the high bands, 4 on the low
> bands.
>
> Thus I would like to ask: What is the rationale for maintaining this
> exception in modern times? Why does the contest sponsor disadvantage
> European stations as compared to Caribbean stations in this manner?
>
> 73
> Kim OH6KZP
>
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-- 
Charly, HS0ZCW