[CQ-Contest] DX Contest scoring schemes

[XV4Y (Yan)]

Hi Ken,

That is a great idea : having a real and imaginary part to the score.
The real part would be used for ranking, the imaginary part for your own satisfaction and the modulus just to keep this list active.

73,
Yan.
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Yannick DEVOS - XV4Y
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> Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 10:21:11 -0400
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> You should multiply the entire result by i, the  square root of minus one, 
> the basis for imaginary numbers.  Seems  appropriate for this whole 
> discussion.
> 
> 73,
> Ken, AB1J
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/27/2015 23:15:20 GMT Standard Time, K8UT at charter.net  
> writes:
> 
> 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)