Folks, I still feel like there would be some merit to a "Goal-Based" scoring method. See: http://tom.2ub.org/docs/N1MU_Proposed_VHF_Contest_Rules.html Tom. ___________________________________________
Yikes! Are you going to provide an interactive web site to calculate the scores? While the goals are laudable, I disagree with some of the weights on the microwave bands. Why do 24GHz and up have a l
I benieve you also have to move at least 10 miles (or is it km?) before working the same stations again in the 10 GHz contest. Makes Roving a lot more of a challenge. 73, Zack W9SZ __________________
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:36:52 -0700
My comments: * The number one, overriding goal of radio contests should be "competition." In the ideal world, the winner of the contest should be the best-designed station operated by the highest per
Maybe they should also change the name of June or September VHF QSO *PARTY* to the VHF CONTEST. People do not always share the same goals. Many "contesters" participate in CQ WW DX or ARRL DX CONTEST
I participated as a Hilltopper this year and had fun despite scorching weather and antenna problems. I just submitted my log last night. I hope participation in this one does pick up in the next few
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:12:10 -0700
You are correct that a lot of stations participate in contests for purposes of DXing, on both HF and VHF. Some even submit logs. But radio contests are, and should be, like marathons or triathlons ra
"competition." best-designed of the circumstances, participate score. purposes of are, feel-good every an excuse Ken, The idea was that the true "winner" in each operating category (Multi-op, Single-
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:08:44 -0700
This statement is interesting because it says a lot about the current debate. My statement was that, all other things being equal, the winner of the contest _should be_ the best-designed station oper
The "playing field" in ham radio is not always equal, sometimes due in a major part to propagation unpredictability. If a huge sporadic-E or tropo opening misses a certain area where someone with the
I think the debate can be summed up in the phrase 'stations that most deserve to win.' In other words what you (or I) think is 'the best station' and whom you (or I) think are the highest performing
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:08:06 -0700 (PDT)
The highest scoring stations deserve those scores with present interpretations by "The Commissioner". However, most of us believe that the most deserving stations are no longer the highest scoring s