[CQ-Contest] Regional Results vs Distance-Based

[Trent Sampson]

To test the distance hypothesis, it could be overlaid over CQWW Logs - They are public logs after all.. 
By taking the Cetrepoint of each zone as the Dx start point a model could be developed. 
Taking the existing points and adding a layer of bonus points for distance worked - ie being generalist as to what the distance between zones is....
Or perhaps deleting the countries from the calculator. 
For Example Zone 2 to Zone 2 NIL Points 
Zone 2 Contacts a Zone 8 station the distance is X Miles or Km - the distance bonus for the contact is Y .... and away we go...
It could literally co-exist with any contest that operates with Zone exchanges...CQWW JIDX etc
Just a thought 
Of interest there was a very heavy push in VK to establish distance based scoring on VHF UHF contests - 
The solution was that competitors could enter under the existing rules AND the distance based scoring rules; after three years of running the parallel contest Old rules vs Distance based,  the old rules still has the majority of logs..Go figure...
For me from VK I fully understand that a change to DX based scoring would put us in the box seat with the majority of contests...
Cheers from Zone 30 
Trent VK4TS 


> From: daleputnam at hotmail.com
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:52:19 -0700
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Regional Results vs Distance-Based
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> Regional, distance and time.. make up a very interesting contest... and THAT evaluates not only a station..but also the operator.   Now.. to make it completely fair.. do it at qrp power.oh .. wait.. there already is a contest like that.. all set up.. and on the air!!  And .. it just started for this season.. check it out.. 
> qrpfoxhunt.org
> that... will give you an entirely new perspective.
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> Have a great day, 
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