[VHFcontesting] Changing "it" - The framework for a new contest

[Dan_K9ZF]

>What if Grid6 (not Grid4) were used as the exchange?
>What if QSO points were 1/km (as calculated Grid6-to-Grid6)?
>What if one end of a QSO must move 50km before another QSO with the same stations was allowed for additional contest credit?
>What if scores summed for all operating locations?

I actually like the idea.  I think distance scoring would be a blast.  I'm not sure, however, if the VHF contesting community is ready to use 6 digit grids.  I still get quite a few folks who don't know their 4 digit grid each contest.  Helping them figure out their 4 digit grid isn't difficult, but I'm not sure how I would do their 6 digit grid.  I use a GPS when I Rove now, so I wouldn't have any problem.  I used to use maps with 4 digit grids marked out on them until a couple of years ago.  I don't think that would be very easy with 6 digit grids.  Before we could kick off a distance scoring based contest, I think we would need a plan to deal with this issue.

I would certainly be game to giving it a try.

73
Dan
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Ev Tupis wrote:
> Playing off of John's suggestion...
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK"
>
>
> SO...might the area to address be the SCORING system? This IS a contest and 
> SCORING IS a part of it. Probably ANY scoring system will have a way to be 
> "optimized" from the other parameters of the contest and. As Buck, KC2HIZ, 
> wrote: "The rules are there specifically to be exploited; to find the way to 
> make the most points." I read some consensus that "quotas" will be 
> ineffective and, whether my read is accurate or not, I agree with that.
> ----------------------------
>
> Let's change "it"...in this case, the root-problem: grids as unique QSO identifiers and multipliers.  <gasp!>
>
> Consider the following:
> The IARU Region 1 VHF contests use DX-based scoring.  The ARRL 10-GHz and Above contest uses DX-based scoring with unique callsign bonuses.  The Stew Perry Top Band DX Challenge uses DX-Zone scoring.  Here's the "what if" to consider in the establishment of a NEW contest (with a potentially new sponsor)...
>
> What if Grid6 (not Grid4) were used as the exchange?
> What if QSO points were 1/km (as calculated Grid6-to-Grid6)?
> What if one end of a QSO must move 50km before another QSO with the same stations was allowed for additional contest credit?
> What if scores summed for all operating locations?
>
> There's more...but let's start with this.  Try to not compare this with what we're already familiar and comfortable with.  Instead, make the leap directly into such a contest and comment on it without the baggage of what we know today.
>
> Regards,
> Ev, W2EV
>
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