[CQ-Contest] DX Contest scoring schemes

Mike Tessmer mtessmer at mindspring.com
Wed May 27 08:56:34 EDT 2015


Let's see some real data to back up these proposals.  CQWW logs are available.  Crunch the numbers and publish the results.

73, Mike K9NW



K9YC wrote:
>I made several specific suggestions that had NOTHING to do with distance-based scoring. Why no response? One involved >redefining what constitutes a multiplier in ways that significantly reduce the disparity between regions. No one in the >contesting establishment wants to talk about it because THEY lose part of their advantage. 
>
>I proposed a regional handicap system where each score is adjusted based on how well the contesters in his region did compared >to all regions. No one in the contesting establishment wants to talk about this either, because they lose another part of >their contesting advantage.  



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