[CQ-Contest] DX Contest scoring schemes

[Larry Gauthier (K8UT)]

I think we should take the raw contest score and divide by the following 
formula:

( AHSL + DxSW + NuEl) / ( PoWt + SsAi * (2Pi * OpAg) )

Where:
    AHSL = Antenna Height Above Sea Level ( in meters)
    DxSW = Distance to nearest body of salt water (in kilometers) exception: 
Utah residents
    SSAi = Sunspot A index at time of contact
    PoWt = Power output in watts
    NuEl = Number of antenna elements on this band
    OpAg = Operator's age in years
    Pi = Pi to 4 decimal places, 3.1416 (all good formulas need Pi in them 
somewhere)

-larry (K8UT)
-----Original Message----- 
From: Richard F DiDonna NN3W
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:40 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] DX Contest scoring schemes

There are all sorts of grievances that one can lodge on scoring. Let's
see, station in W4 works station in W6 (2400 miles).  Points awarded - 0

Station in PA works station in DL (228 miles).  Points awarded - 1

Station in VE3 works station in W3 (347 miles).  Points awarded - 2

On and on and on.

73 Rich NN3W

On 5/27/2015 8:56 AM, Mike Tessmer wrote:
> 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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