[CQ-Contest] CQWW is an unfair Contest -- A solutiion!

[Jack Brindle]

The problem is that the path from the west coast to EU is over the pole, where signals tend to be greatly absorbed. This is unlike the east coast, which has a direct shot to EU.

Perhaps a better solution would be to treat the members of the EU as a single entity for multi. This would make the situation quite similar to JA, where there are lots of Qs, but just one mult.

For me the fun of DX contests such as WW and ARRL DX is simply making DX Qs. With a city lot station (and all the issues that involves such as noise and antenna size restrictions), I can’t compete, but I can make some Qs. It is definitely much easier and much more fun to compete in domestic contests.

73!
Jack, W6FB

> On Dec 3, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Stan Stockton <wa5rtg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think that's a good suggestion, Mike.
> 
> Looks like KI6RRN is about 4th in SOAB HP.  That's very good!
> 
> If you aren't on East Coast you need better antennas than you would need if
> you were a W1. The sense of accomplishment, if you are able to do well from
> West of MS. River, is greater because of your disadvantage.  Guarantee that
> KI6RRN is more excited than everyone who didn't win but was on East Coast.
> 
> Yes, the scoring is less than perfect.  If you can't do anything about it
> you just do the best you can and spend more effort improving your antenna
> system.
> 
> 73... Stan, K5GO
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020, 7:14 PM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> 
>> by Mike VE9AA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My 2nd solution for you guys in a week. Ho Ho Ho
>> 
>> (all this for free and with a smile (behind my red & white mask too)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If you're an intelligent retired West Coaster who feels that they are
>> severely disadvantaged by the scoring system used in  the CQWW and that
>> they
>> ignore your pleas for a level playing field here's what you do:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> You send Tree N6TR a respectful email asking him to please run the open
>> logs
>> that CQ makes public every year and run them through the Stew Perry contest
>> aggregator and rescore the CQWW contest based only on distances and # of
>> Q's.(no multipliers) (I imagine there are other contests out there based on
>> distances as well)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Those of you who've made more Q's and/or longer distance Q's will score
>> higher than W1's working EA1's.
>> 
>> ie: a W6 to Japan QSO will be worth more than a VO1-EI7 QSO.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> You become happy.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> You then rally contest sponsors to make an overlay to CQWW (or ARRLDX, RDX,
>> WAE etc_) based on this new algorithm.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Problem solved !
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> That, or you can keep complaining about it. Your guys' choice.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Ho Ho Ho
>> 
>> Mike VE9AA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I agree that the CQ-WW's are good contests, but I also think consideration
>> 
>> should be given to exploring alternate ways of scoring.  These could be
>> 
>> developed and perfected over time and done in parallel with traditional
>> 
>> scoring, to keep everyone more-or-less happy.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If nothing else, alternative scoring would be an interesting experiment and
>> I
>> 
>> think all participants would be interested, even if they didn't approve.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Ken, AB1J
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>> 
>> Keswick Ridge, NB
>> 
>> 
>> 
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