[UK-CONTEST] 80mcc finetuning (longish)

[Peter Hobbs]

Alex G3ZBE wrote:

> How about defining "NEW" stations as those who have sent in an official
> entry to less than a certain number of (RSGB?) contests?
>
> I.e. Once you have entered more than "X" contests you cannot reasonably
> be regarded as "NEW".   Could these new operators then be worth double
> points in certain contests as an incentive to QRQ operators to work them
> properly?

Interesting idea in principle but there are some possible issues:

 - How to identify said "NEW" stations on air without infringing licence
regs?
 - Administration within the (now somewhat dispersed) HFCC to determine how
many contests anyone had actually entered
 - People might mark themselves down as "NEW" in error, due to misreading
the rules, miscounting or (lets face it) try-on.  What then happens to the
double points you spent valuable time in good faith earning?
 - Does any scoring benefit accrue to the "NEW" entrant?

Just applying a benefit to QRS QSOs might be impractical to police/enforce,
although the new WiNRADiO receivers can record at IF.  From the recording
you can tune around and demodulate with narrow filters anywhere within the
IF band.  Any volunteer QRS police?

Peter G3LET