Topband: Improving the Fabulous CQ 160 Contest

[Charles W. Shaw]

All,
         K1EP wrote (snipped):
 >1.  Make the exchange 59(9) grid where "grid" is 4 character
 >Maidenhead grid square, a-la the Stew Perry test.
 >2.  Make the QSO point scoring proportional to distance.
 >3.  Keep multipliers to encourage DXpeditions and pile-ups.

         N5UL says:
     Throw a 160 CW test with enough participation to keep me awake 
and I'll come.
     But--what would these multipliers be?  If they are 4-character 
grid squares, a lot of us would be as rare as a P5.  Otherwise, 
calculating my own score will get extremely difficult based on just 
the callsign and grid square exchanged.
         Count me in whatever the case!

Chas - N5UL
Hobbs, NM  DM82