>I agree North America gets a raw deal in CQWW (not WPX) when it comes to
>multipliers, BUT they get double points for same-continent contacts.
>NOBODY else gets those. With anomalies in the rules like that it is
>impossible to compare one continent with another. By all means break
>the U.S. into ten call areas, or better still 48 States, it will give me
>more mults to work. But to compensate, give inter-continent contacts
>the same points as everybody else in the world gets, one not two.
Andrew,
Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't the original intent of the 2 point
NA rule to encourage more operation from the Carribean contries,
specifically contest type DXpeditions ? In that, it seems to have
accomplished it's objectives.
Dave K2XR in 7Z2land
( still waiting for WPX 'Gulf Area' plaque from '91 as 7Z2AB )
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