[CQ-Contest] NAQP Rules

Tom Osborne w7why at frontier.com
Sun Jan 12 20:30:05 EST 2014


OK - what contest has a level playing field.  We can then change them all to 
that format.  73
Tom W7WHY


Al said:

Having said that, I understand Jeff's frustration about the level  playing
field.  However, I don't think a bunch of new categories is the  answer with
one exception.  Some kind of recognition on a regional  basis does make
sense.  As I looked at the 3830  results yesterday, some of he top stations 
had
well over 200 QS and 40  multipliers on 10 meters.  That is simply not
possible from certain areas  of the country. My main motivation in NAQP is
competing against myself and  a few other contesters in my area of the 
country.
It doesn't show up in  the results but the bragging rights are still there,
nevertheless.

So, in my opinion, some kind of regional recognition does make sense.   But
separate categories for assistance, SO2R, tri-bander / wires, etc, high
power, etc. - I would say no.

73,

Al, K0AD


In a message dated 1/12/2014 5:47:25 P.M. Central Standard Time,
ku8e at bellsouth.net writes:

Am I the  only one who has a big letdown when I check the 3830 scores and
see how badly  I get beaten? I don't know who figured out that someone like
myself who is  running wire antennas (or someone with wires/tribander beam)
can be compared  evenly to someone with a big station with multiple monoband
beams on towers  just because we are both running 100 watts. That's silly.
Those big stations  would still probably beat me even if I ran a KW.  And it'
s not because  I'm a poor operator.

Here are some ideas :

1) Have both a SO2R  class and a classic category (one radio) like they
have in CQWW .
2) Add a  tribander/wires category
3) High and low power classes
4) Add an  assisted category
5) Divide the US into regions and have top ten boxes for  each of them. The
way conditions were yesterday the west coast had even more  of an advantage
then they usually do because 15 and 10 meters were both open  pretty good.

Don't take this email the wrong way (as complaining)  because I love NAQP
CW and the activity yesterday was great. It's just a  pretty stale contest
because the same 3 or 4 stations win every year for a  long as I can 
remember.
Plus I would love to compete against someone who has a  station more equal
to mine.

Jeff KU8E

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