Topband: 160m international contest scoring

[Steve Ireland]

G'day Ivo (and other fellow 160m topband contesters),

I am not sure why the CQ WW 160 was NOT made either 24 or 48 hours in
duration, but the net result of this is a 'playing field' that is far from
level.  Any topband contest whose duration is less than 24 hours or a
multiple of 24 hours is going to be unfair/inequitable to some of the
players somewhere in the world.

For example, as has been pointed out already, the current duration/timing
of start and finish times of the CQ 160 means that VK6 only gets one
sunrise opportunity (although two sunset opportunies).  Other more populous
places get two cracks at a sunrise and two at a sunset.

Issues of duration of a 160m contest need to made fair, even before issues
of the actual scoring are taken into account.

Vy 73,

Steve, VK6VZ  



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