[TOEC] SAC 2012 Introduces National Team Contesting

[SM5AJV]

Hi Juha!

Good question!

As far as I know has the Scandinavian Cup been calculated by DXCC since a
very long time back. If you look at the cup results from 1999 (when we
changed from 27 hours to 24 hours) and until last year, the cup has been
calculated this way except in 2003 when OH6LI was using the national leagues
instead. If one re-calculates the score using the DXCC's, Sweden would have
won the cup for the first time.

My finnish is not so good, but OH3WW stated that he maybe was "responsible"
for the change when he was SRAL contest manager in the past.
Read more on:
http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/ccf/2011-August/009957.html

I have not seen any written rules on how the cup should be calculated.
This year we have added that into the rules. Please take a look at
http://sactest.net/blog/rules/

73 Ingo SM5AJV
SAC CC Teamleader




> By the way. When will be the Scandinavian Cup transformed back to it's
> original form ie being a competition between national leagues not between
> DXCC's?
>
> Juha OH6XX
>
>
> torstai, 2. elokuuta 2012 Mats Strandberg kirjoitti:
>
>> Great!
>>
>> With these two activities combined, we have a chance to really make some
>> nice progress in the development of SAC.
>>
>> Excellent work from you and your SAC Team!
>>
>> 73 de RM2D (ex. RA/SM6LRR), Mats
>>
>>
>>
>> 2012/8/2 SM5AJV <sm5ajv at qrq.se>
>>
>> > Hi Mats!
>> >
>> > Yes, this is an ADDITION to the existing Scandinavian Cup and it is a
>> > TRIAL.
>> >
>> > The Scandinavian Cup will be done as usual, accumulating each
>> Scandinavian
>> > country (JW, JX, LA, OH, OH0, OJ0, OX, OY, OZ, SM, TF). SAC is still an
>> > activity contest and we want ALL Scandinavians to switch on the radio
>> > during
>> > the CW and SSB part and join the fun.
>> >
>> >
>> > 73 Ingo SM5AJV
>> > SAC CC Teamleader
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > Ingemar,
>> > >
>> > > Maybe I did not manage to read all small letters...  Is this an additon
>> > to
>> > > the existing Scandinavian Cup - or a replacement?
>> > >
>> > > I hope for the first alternative, because Team Competition certainly
>> adds
>> > > excimentment to SAC, especially for those who are appointed as team
>> > members
>> > > for each country.
>> > >
>> > > However, if the old Scandinavian Cup is discontinued, we will
>> definitely
>> > > see a decreased interest for high activity from those outside the
>> > selected
>> > > elite group.
>> > >
>> > > Please clarify for me and possibly others who did not have good eyes
>> > enough
>> > > to read all :)
>> > >
>> > > 73 de RM2D (ex RA/SM6LRR), Mats
>> >  >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > 2012/8/2 SM5AJV <sm5ajv at qrq.se>
>> > >
>> > >> SAC 2012 Introduces National Team Contesting
>> > >>
>> > >> Last year's SAC entailed many general developments,
>> > >> including open logs and log checking reports, and
>> > >> new categories to make the contest more attractive
>> > >> to non-Scandinavians. Still, there are always things
>> > >> to develop further. For example, the important
>> > >> Scandinavian Cup has practically always been a
>> > >> simple (although very tough!) OH-SM affair, and the
>> > >> spectator aspects of the contest have been lacking.
>> > >>
>> > >> This year SAC is teaming up with the popular online
>> > >> scoring site cqcontest.ru to dramatically improve the
>> > >> real-time features of the contest. Scandinavian national
>> > >> teams of six stations from different categories will
>> > >> compete in a new "contest within a contest" for country
>> > >> and glory. The teams, chosen by each national league,
>> > >> will use real-time scoring and, in many cases, provide
>> > >> real-time audio and video from their efforts through
>> > >> the above-mentioned website to appease curious spectators.
>> > >>
>> > >> SAC will be the first annual ham radio contest to
>> > >> showcase the use of real-time technology in this
>> > >> spectator-directed manner. Coupled with the prestigious
>> > >> competition between national teams, it is hoped that
>> > >> a significant boost in media interest and excitement
>> > >> among the ham population will result. Simple briefs to
>> > >> help with outreach to journalistic outlets will be
>> > >> provided in English for use by the national leagues,
>> > >> contest clubs, and local hams.
>> > >>
>> > >> See
>> > >>
>> >
>> http://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/national-team-contesting-trial-sac-2012/
>> > >> for further information on the national team contesting rules.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> SAC Contest Committee
>> > >> SM5AJV Teamleader
>> > >>
>> >
>> >
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