>What if Grid6 (not Grid4) were used as the exchange?
>What if QSO points were 1/km (as calculated Grid6-to-Grid6)?
>What if one end of a QSO must move 50km before another QSO with the same
>stations was allowed for additional contest credit?
>What if scores summed for all operating locations?
I actually like the idea. I think distance scoring would be a blast. I'm not
sure, however, if the VHF contesting community is ready to use 6 digit grids.
I still get quite a few folks who don't know their 4 digit grid each contest.
Helping them figure out their 4 digit grid isn't difficult, but I'm not sure
how I would do their 6 digit grid. I use a GPS when I Rove now, so I wouldn't
have any problem. I used to use maps with 4 digit grids marked out on them
until a couple of years ago. I don't think that would be very easy with 6
digit grids. Before we could kick off a distance scoring based contest, I
think we would need a plan to deal with this issue.
I would certainly be game to giving it a try.
73
Dan
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Ev Tupis wrote:
> Playing off of John's suggestion...
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK"
>
>
> SO...might the area to address be the SCORING system? This IS a contest and
> SCORING IS a part of it. Probably ANY scoring system will have a way to be
> "optimized" from the other parameters of the contest and. As Buck, KC2HIZ,
> wrote: "The rules are there specifically to be exploited; to find the way to
> make the most points." I read some consensus that "quotas" will be
> ineffective and, whether my read is accurate or not, I agree with that.
> ----------------------------
>
> Let's change "it"...in this case, the root-problem: grids as unique QSO
> identifiers and multipliers. <gasp!>
>
> Consider the following:
> The IARU Region 1 VHF contests use DX-based scoring. The ARRL 10-GHz and
> Above contest uses DX-based scoring with unique callsign bonuses. The Stew
> Perry Top Band DX Challenge uses DX-Zone scoring. Here's the "what if" to
> consider in the establishment of a NEW contest (with a potentially new
> sponsor)...
>
> What if Grid6 (not Grid4) were used as the exchange?
> What if QSO points were 1/km (as calculated Grid6-to-Grid6)?
> What if one end of a QSO must move 50km before another QSO with the same
> stations was allowed for additional contest credit?
> What if scores summed for all operating locations?
>
> There's more...but let's start with this. Try to not compare this with what
> we're already familiar and comfortable with. Instead, make the leap directly
> into such a contest and comment on it without the baggage of what we know
> today.
>
> Regards,
> Ev, W2EV
>
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