Also.....
The lower the power used the more the point value in the Stew Perry
contest. QRP stations can produce nice scores.
Writelog software also features this contest.
Terry, I agree with you and it's about time something gets changed.
Wayne N2WK
Garie Halstead wrote:
> On Sunday, 01 September 2002, Terry Price wrote:
>
>
>>I can work more on FM with 25w from here than I could work from
>>Ohio with 1500w on SSB!
>>
>
> I think you've enumerated the problem quite well with that comment
> Terry (and I have a possible solution).
>
> Ever work a contest called the Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge?
> Stations on 160m exchanged grid squares. The logging software that
> I used was TR-Log which computed the distance between the two grids
> in a given QSO and gave it the appropriate point value. The longer the
> distance involved in the QSO - the higher the point value. I believe
> this method would somewhat level the playing field (especially with
> regard to stations making copious amounts of FM contacts near large
> metropolitan areas).
>
> I believe our contest friends in Kansas, Iowa, etc. would be
> especially happy with this arrangement. It just makes it more fair
> for everyone IMHO.
>
> 73 //Gary -K8KFJ-
> West Virginia
>
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