[VHFcontesting] DIstance Scoring for Contests

[G0MIC at aol.com]

In response to Duane's request I have done some more research and come up  
with the following:-
 
Roving is not a common activity in the UK except on the microwave bands  
because of the population density and the only restriction imposed is that the  
operating points must be at least 16 Km (10 miles) apart and serial numbers do  
not restart from 001.  See _www.microwavers.org_ (http://www.microwavers.org)  
for the rules.
 
In some contests 6 digit locators are used to score distance and the number  
of 4 digit locator squares are used as a multiplier.  Perhaps using this  
regime and not allowing contacts to a big square worked from by a rover  (other 
than when he was in it) to count as a multiplier might help.   There are 
variations on this that might be experimented on to get the desired  result.
 
For other rules it is a case of finding individual sites such as 
_www.sk3bg.se/contest/index.htm_ (http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/index.htm)   or searching by 
the individual contest name such as PW QRP  (this one  uses 6 digit locators 
and 4 digit squares for multipliers.
 
Regards
 
Malcolm
G0MIC