Given the propagation characteristics of Topband along with the uneven
distribution of DX entities, it is not possible to make a level playing field
for the East coast versus the West coast under the current contest structure...
The East coast's proximity to Europe has a double advantage in that the
countries in Europe are numerous and small and roughly the same distance from
the East coast... Many of what they call countries over there would barely
make a decent county in North America - and they are densely packed together...
The West coast has less ham population and far fewer DX entities within the
same 4500 mile radius that the East has... Nothing can change this, so the
rules have to change... If Contesting is to survive the next 25 years, the
rules will have to center upon distance as the scoring multiplier, not the DX
entity...
denny-o / k8do
denny / k8do
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160 meters is a serious band, it should be treated with respect. - TF4M
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