It seems the problem is that by using zip code, the west coast
would be favored, and we 1-landers would have to move to Guam
to be competitive.
The *problem* is the zip code ranking is inherently
unequal. I propose the following:
1) 6-landers (including Pac) use:
score x zipcode
2) 1-landers (including atlantic APO addr.) use:
score / zipcode
3) Others could calculate a weighting factor based upon local
density of contesters with claimed scores in the Top 20% of last
year's contest, factoring in the great circle distance to either
Hartford or Los Angeles, whichever is closer, in order to
correctly normalize to 6- and 1- land scores. Of course, this
would tend to favor Arizonans over Washingtonians (closer to LA)
so a '7-land factor' would be added to the Washington weighting
factor.
4) In order to make everything fair, 6- and 1- land contesters,
due to their inherent score advantage, will be required to
subtract a handicap value from their claimed scores, which will
be based on how many entries are received per call area. If there
are a *lot* of 6- and 1-land entries, they have to subtract a *lot*,
etc. This is to discourage people from moving to the coasts.
Len KB2R :-)
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