[VHFcontesting] distance scoring

[Duane - N9DG]

FWIW it seemed that 6 digit exchanges were not a problem at all for the Spring Sprints in 2007 (I missed the 2008 running). Perhaps John, K9JK can elaborate further about any issues with 6 digit exchanges.

And as was already pointed out logging software doesn't necessarily need to be able to process the exchanges to derive distances. It just needs to be able to preserve/pass the 6 digit entries all the way through to the Cabrillo file submitted to the sponsor.

And do I think that a close study of the EU contests that do use distance scoring would be time well spent...

Duane
N9DG


--- On Wed, 2/11/09, aa4zz at aol.com <aa4zz at aol.com> wrote:

> From: aa4zz at aol.com <aa4zz at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] distance scoring
> To: jcplatt1 at mmm.com, vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 8:11 AM
> The Europeans do distance scoring in many of their VHF
> contests so one could look there for ideas. However, the
> European VHF community is very familiar with six digit grids
> and their?distance scoring is based on it.?We still run in
> to the occasional OP who doesn't even know his? four
> digit grid. The Europeans also don't have Rovers;
> keeping up with six digit grids for a Rover in motion would
> present quite a few challenges.
> 
> 73 Paul AA4ZZ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jcplatt1 at mmm.com
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Sent: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 8:38 am
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] distance scoring
> 
> 
> 
> snip >I find it amazing that almost exactly 10 years
> after Gene wrote that
> article that we are still discussing the concept - and even
> more surprising
> that there still isn't a vhf+ contest (other than the
> 10GHz events) that
> uses a distance scoring scheme.  < unsnip
> 
> 
> Hi Ed.  Do you know if a serious proposal (ie, rules) has
> ever been
> posted ?   I agree its been a lot of talk, good talk, but
> the devil is in
> the details .... or in this case, the rules.  As I have
> posted before any
> such rules have to be written such that they are
> enforceable and
> understandable, and take into account the unique issues of
> all the VHF
> bands from 6m through Light.  Also, most likely, logging
> software would
> have to be updated.  Perhaps its time for less talk and
> more pen to paper -
> if its such a good idea, lets see some proposals.
> 
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
> 
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