[CQ-Contest] CQWW Committee Restructured

[Ed Sawyer]

Relative to Richard’s last point.

 

You can actually just enter your own call as the first Q as you start a band, and it instantly gives you the double mult and zero Q points.  Just allow that method and its already in everyone’s software.

 

Then require that all other mults be with Qs outside your country.  Example: zone 3 has to be a VE for US hams, not a W6 or W7.

 

Ed  N1UR

 

From: Richard King [mailto:richard.k5na at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 9:27 AM
To: sawyered at earthlink.net
Cc: CQ Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Committee Restructured

 

I don't usually speak up in these kinds of discussions. But this was one of the solutions that was tossed about last week when me and some other local guys were talking at lunch about CQWW scoring.

 

Personally, I like this solution the best because:

 

1. It solves the problem of contestants being required to work zero point QSOs. That just isn't right.

 

2. It has minimal effect on scoring and previous records.

 

3. It doesn't change the concept and theme of the CQWW as a 'DX Contest' where you only work DX.

 

It may require a little minor 'tweaking' of contest software.

 

73, Richard - K5NA

 

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 10:13 PM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered at earthlink.net> wrote:

There is a MUCH MORE SIMPLE way to kill half of the objections being made
and that come around every year.  Just have a default "own country and zone"
double mult added for the first Q on each band.  Then eliminate ALL in
country Qs.  The zero point Qs vaporize.



And I will restate, it's a DX contest, not a everyone works everyone
contest.



Plenty of other contests are like that.  Please patronize those and enjoy.



CQ DX is the best contest because it IS what it is.



Ed  N1UR

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