[CQ-Contest] Distance-Based Ranking

[W5GN]

If we are going to change scoring, I think working a QRP station should be
worth 3 points
TO THE RECEIVING STATION, not to the TRANSMITTING STATION, and 2 points for
RECEIVING
a LOW POWER station.

73

Barry, W5GN

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Matt Murphy
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 2:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Distance-Based Ranking

I propose something like the following approach to calculating QSO points:

1) One point for every grid square traversed by the signal (the shortest
path between the two stations).
2) Add a point for each of the above grids that are at least 80% covered by
land.
3) Square the result.




On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 12:51 AM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
wrote:

> On Tue,11/10/2015 3:15 PM, Ward Silver wrote:
>
>> Distance-based scoring really won't work for bands on which there is 
>> a skip zone.
>>
>
> Horse-pucky!  Scoring rules determine who wants to work whom. For 
> stations in Zones 3, 11, 12, 13, 29, 30 to have fun in a DX contest, 
> there must be a real desire for other stations to work them. Those 
> zones are remote from population centers, and for the most part, 
> there's only 2-3 countries in a zone. VK is a continent larger than 
> EU, yet only one country multiplier and two zone mults. EU is much 
> smaller than South America, but EU has 5X the country multipliers.
>
> Distances DO matter on bands with skip zones. I cited examples in an 
> earlier post. Stations and power being equal, I can work a LOT more 
> mults on more bands in IARU, CQ, and ARRL DX contests from W1 than I can
from W6.
>
> We need FAR more than "ranking" by zone or geographical area. We need 
> a system where an operator in all but the most remote parts of the 
> world is at least in the same contest with those in the Atlantic 
> basin, and where his final score is determined by comparison with his 
> geographic peers. It IS possible to design scoring rules that achieve 
> this. It's like the US Congress -- we simply need the WILL to do it.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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