[VHFcontesting] A distance scoring contest

[Keith Morehouse]

Marshall K5QE wrote:

OK you say, we will just ban EME contacts in such a contest.  Well that 
certainly files in the face of a distance measured contest.  We want 
people to work hard to make difficult, long distance contacts--just not 
TOO long distance!! 

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Not a problem Marshall.  As there are plenty of EME-specific tests, simply make it a terrestrial contest.  If the rules for a distance-measured contest disallow EME from day-one, there should be no complaints.  While potential contest sponsors are at it, maybe they should also consider only allowing 'traditional' meteor scatter modes (CW, SSB).  I love operating WSJT but, in my opinion, it's just too damn easy.  A large helping of 1200-1400 mile digital M/S contacts has the potential to 'hijack' the results of a distance contest the same way EME does.

Actually, I would say the distance calculation for ANY EME Q is right around 550,000 miles.  Plug THAT into your distance based scoring engine !

Jay W9RM