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[RTTY] Makrothen RTTY Contest - October 14 & 15, 2017

To: "cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>, rtty <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: [RTTY] Makrothen RTTY Contest - October 14 & 15, 2017
From: Stu Phillips <stu@k6tu.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 14:55:24 +0000
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Makrothen RTTY Contest (Distance Based Scoring = More FUN!)
Pizza Lovers 259 – Woodside, California October 6th, 2017

Most contests use a scoring system based on the number of QSOs made together 
with the number of multipliers accumulated by each station during the contest.

Each QSO made during the contest is allocated a point score. Often the points 
depend on whether the station you contact is in the same country, a different 
country in the same continent, or a different country in a different continent.

Multipliers vary by contest but are often based on how many unique DX entities 
you work or the number of different CQ or IARU zones you contact.

A simple look at a world map shows that these kind of scoring systems favor 
stations located in particular locations.  For example, stations on the East 
Coast of the United States are closer to Europe with its many Hams and many 
different countries.  They can generate a higher average point score per QSO 
because they work stations in different countries and different continents.

The Makrothen RTTY Contest is different – it scores based on the distance 
between the two stations in a QSO with each station exchanging its 4-chracter 
grid locator.  In addition, there is a band factor applied recognizing that 
spanning greater distances on the lower frequency bands is more difficult due 
to differences in propagation, noise level and antenna efficiency.

The weekend of October 14th, 2017 brings the 2017 running of the Makrothen RTTY 
Contest.  The contest is held in three time periods (October 14th – 0000-0759Z, 
1600-2359Z, October 15th – 0800-1559Z) and you may participate in all three 
periods.  Stations may be worked once per band for scoring credit.

Full rules may be found at: https://www.pl259.org/makrothen/makrothen-rules/.  
All entrants can download a certificate showing their ranking in the contest 
and trophies are awards to the top three finishers in the World for each 
contest category which receives a minimum of 30 entries.

Makrothen (Makrovqen) is an ancient Greek word meaning “great distance” or 
“some distance away”.  The contest was conceived in 2004 by Waldemar Kebsch, 
DK3VN and is now sponsored by Pizza Lovers 259, a competitive contest club 
located in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley.

Distance Based Scoring provides a more equitable scoring system that minimizes 
the station location advantage that is so typical of most other HF contests.  
This allows stations around the world to compete with one another on 
effectively the same terms making the contest more fun for all participants!  
We hope to see you in the contest!




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