[UK-CONTEST] IOTA -" nul points" for Fixed-to-Fixed, pse!

[Chris G3SJJ]

  I agree. Chris G3SJJ

On 02/08/2010 00:21, Roger G3SXW wrote:
> We already have too many everybody-works-everybody contests. Every country
> has one! (Shame that RSGB 160m contests are moving that way).
>
> Paul's suggestion is a step in the right direction: non-island to non-island
> only one point.
> 73 de Roger/G3SXW.
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> From:<cris at gm4fam.plus.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 10:47 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA -" nul points" for Fixed-to-Fixed, pse!
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>> Empathise with your viewpoint Nigel but if you are a non-island station
>> running all weekend your mult total / final score is gonna be very
>> disappointing.
>> Personally I would leave things as they are - a good op at a non-island
>> station is a good way of picking up very quick Q points while S&P for
>> mults.
>>
>> 73 Cris
>> GM4FAM
>>
>>
>>> Hello UK Contesters,
>>>
>>> I know that this is an old chestnut. Nevertheless, at the
>>> risk of multiple groans all round, I'd like to pick up on a
>>> point mentioned in Jim MM0BQI's interesting write-up on his
>>> latest Summer Isles jaunt for the IOTA Contest.
>>>
>>> Put simply, why on earth are there ANY points for Non-Island
>>> to Non-Island QSOs in the IOTA Contest? If I'm in the ARRL
>>> Contest, I don't get points for working anyone except W/VE.
>>> If I'm in the SAC-Contest or the REF Contest, the same
>>> principle applies.
>>>
>>> The IOTA Contest is for "Islands", and as such QSOs not
>>> involving an Island should be ZERO points. Points should
>>> only be available for either Non-Island to Island or Island
>>> to Island, but not Non-Island to Non-Island. If an Island is
>>> not involved somewhere in the QSO, then the QSO should
>>> really be worthless within the context of the IOTA Contest.
>>>
>>> Historically, I realise there may have been some reasons why
>>> scoring Non-Island to Non-Island QSOs were allowed, but
>>> given the current high level of activity that the RSGB's
>>> IOTA Contest generates, could not the scoring for these
>>> Non-Island to Non-Island QSOs be dropped? The focus of the
>>> contest would then be even more on Islands. As we all know,
>>> there is plenty of both DX-ped and other activity from
>>> Islands, but much of it can at times be drowned out by the
>>> permanently CQing Non-Island Stations who are running
>>> nothing much other than strings of other Non-Island
>>> Stations.
>>>
>>> I'd be interested to hear what the current argument might be
>>> for allowing these Non-Island to Non-Island QSOs to score
>>> anything other than ZERO points?
>>>
>>> 73 - Nigel G3TXF
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