At 05:02 PM 10/15/05, Radiosporting Fan wrote:
>Why hasn't HF embraced the idea of working Grid-4's or
>Grid-Fields (10x10 Grid-4's) more? Scoring seems
>quite complicated on the HF bands to a simple guy like
>me. :)
Contests do not quickly or radically depart from their initial
conception. Significant format and content changes are not unknown,
but they are rare.
Historically, organizations sponsoring contests also sponsored awards
programs and were most apt to align the multipliers for their contest
with their awards, classical cross-promotion:
ARRL DX - DXCC for K/VE participants / WAS for DX participants
WAE - WAE
WPX - WPX
WW - WAZ and CQ DX
Contests using countries and zones had a 45 year head start at
claiming their slots on the contest calendar. Since DXCC, WAZ etc.
are still around and going strong there's no incentive for
established contests to abandon their multiplier schemes.
Some HF contests started within the last 25 years that the Locator
system has been around have chosen to adopt squares or fields.
73,
Mike K1MK
Michael Keane K1MK
k1mk@arrl.net
_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
|