[CQ-Contest] CQWW Committee Restructured

[Ktfrog007 at aol.com]

Actually, there's been a lot of discussion over the years and many  
suggestions made to deal with this problem.  Plus alternate  scoring tests to see 
what happens (not much).
 
The only thing I can see working is a geographical handicapping system  
based on historical logs, adjusted each year for the current 90  day SFI (or 
whatever correlation works - an exercise left for the quants).   The 
geographical resolution would have to be fought over, but for starters it  could be 
the areas where awards are given now, countries or call areas  within 
countries (as in the US).
 
This would be a tricky endeavor so I call it the "snowball  in hell" 
solution.  In any case, the established contests are too sclerotic  to make any 
significant changes.
 
I think the best solution is for some major national organization (DARC,  
JARL, SRR, etc) to start a brand new handicapped contest.  Find a good  
weekend near one of the equinoxes and have a 48 hour contest, 24 hours CW and 24  
hours phone.  You can operate either or both.  Just a suggestion for a  
starting point.
 
Maybe the Russians could donate their March contest to this effort.
 
I call this the "Hindenburg" solution.
 
73,
Ken, AB1J
 
 
In a message dated 7/18/2016 22:23:19 Coordinated Universal Time,  
k5zd at charter.net writes:

Other than  moving some tectonic plates, what do you suggest would make CQ 
WW
more  interesting for those not bordering the Atlantic Ocean?

Not useful to  complain without offering a suggestion.

Randy, K5ZD

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest  [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim  Brown
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2016 4:09 PM
> To:  cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Committee  Restructured
> 
> On Sat,7/16/2016 4:21 PM, Barry wrote:
>  > Was a requirement for consideration having grown up in NJ? :-)
>  
> qrz.com shows that all LIVE in the golden eastern half of NA. So  VERY
> unlikely that anything will happen to make these contests  interesting for
> stations contesting outside the Atlantic  basin.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
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