[CQ-Contest] Distance-Based Scoring

[Felipe J. Hernández]

There are some good arguments, but also a lot of complaining.

Please read well Ward's email.. I dont think that theres any formula to
make everyone happy and I dont agree with  the idea that not all contests
are made for everyone in terms of propagation.

All of these arguments do not apply for someone that tries to compete
against his neighbor period!! One of my favorite contests is the SAC, just
listening to the flutterly signals and working a few stations on 10/15 was
a great thing... It was just fun working them even as they were few.

The most beneficial for all will be to dedicate significant bandwith on the
magazine to the stations operating from  challenged areas and give them
recognition.
I urge the committees to spend time on better writeups that exalt the
regional participation and you will have growth like youve never expected.

We are competitors!!  it doesnt matter how much romance you add to the
formula of contesting,
It has been well documented that by human nature we need recognition and as
we are tired of seeing in social media there are many many hams around the
world that may not have the aluminum but they work much harder than the
propagation blessed ones.
 These guys  deserve coverage and recognition and theres no reason why wont
they fit electronic media.

For those that think that the ARRL dont know what they are doing, just read
the arrl 2014 sweepstakes results by steve london N2IC and read a fantastic
detailed analisys of the contest, this is surely forward thinking and the
plaque program is amazing.

73's

Felipe