[VHFcontesting] 10 percent correction

Eric Smith kb7dqh at donobi.net
Fri Aug 19 09:48:23 EDT 2005


Lessee.... Rule would read something like:  Rovers
Only:.......  Unique calls appearing in your log in excess
of 20% of the total stations worked per band per grid
square activated will result in a (insert penalty here).
 
Gotta figger out how to "dock the log" fairly and
equitably... Gee... any IRS lawyers out there who can help
us out???
Eric
KB7DQH


On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:04:21 -0700
 "frank bechdoldt" <k3uhf at earthlink.net> wrote:
> ok I screwed up, 10 percent of the qsos
> 
> then if I have 20 percent from one station I will pick
> the best qsos based
> on first the multiplier, then the back (qso Points)
> 
> This would allow 2 rovers to embelish themselves a bit
> for dragging
> microwave gear to Wyoming, reward thier efforts for going
> to the rare
> grids, but stop the hording of points involved in a 4
> grid, 16 combo per
> band mauling.
> 
> Theoretically if you could circle with another for the 4
> multipliers per
> band, but you would have to reach out to others for qsos.
> 
> Lets say I and a friend go to a corner and we work each
> other once on each
> band  between  two 10 band roving stations. this would
> add up 40 qsos
> total, and 40 multipliers, but only if I reach out to 360
> other qsos where
> none of them being equal to no more than 10 percent of
> the qsos  themselves.
> 
> If someone wants to build a 10 man 10 band  team and
> circle henderson
> nevada, it can be exploited, but it should make for one
> heck of an article
> in QST.
> 
> If this worked then some good could come out of this
> thread right?
> 
> k3uhf
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Tree <tree at kkn.net>
> > To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> > Date: 8/18/2005 5:48:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Calling some leadership
> >
> > > A no more than 10 percent rule would be good, and it
> would allow captive
> > > rovers that dont hand in logs to add to the score of
> the mothership. And
> > > the mothership would have to work everyone (which I
> am sure they do). 
> this
> > > allows clubs to compete by building more stations.
> But should encourage
> > > some staiions to talk to everyone.
> >
> > This is probably the freshest idea I have heard in this
> discussion.  This
> > could probably be automated into the log checking
> software.  10 percent
> > of the score might be a little too restrictive - since
> a few multipliers
> > can quickly result in a 10 percent difference in the
> score.  Perhaps 10
> > percent of the QSOs would be more workable.  Seems like
> a grid circling
> > pack with 11 stations would be too complicated to make
> it work.
> >
> > Tree N6TR / K7RAT
> > tree at kkn.net
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