Rusty, W6OAT, wrote up the early Sprint history for the NCCC newsletter in
August 2003. You can read it at http://www.nccc.cc/jug/jug03aug.pdf.
73,
Ed - W0YK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Grillo's
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 6:40 AM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] SPRINT - W6OAT, N6TR, N6AA
>
>
> Rusty (W6OAT), Tree (N6TR), Dick (N6AA)
>
> I seem to remember the first sprint idea being born in the 70's
> by NCCC/SCCC
> rivalry.
>
> It's time for a history lesson.
>
> I remember some of our discussion, what do you rmember of the
> discussions we
> had when it was a new concept?
>
> 73,
> Pete
> W0RTT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
> To: "Nat Heatwole" <nat@ajheatwole.com>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Cc: "WA7BNM" <bhorn@hornucopia.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 2:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] DX Sprint is a good idea
>
>
> > > Total Score = Operator Skill + (0.5 * (Hardware) + (0.4 * Location)
> > >
> > > Whenever one talks about "leveling the playing field" to
> correct for the
> > > fact that one area of the country has a perceived advantage over some
> > > other area involves tinkering with the above equation so that Location
> > > matters less. But this strategy neglects the other two
> variables, one -
> > > operator skill - which is mathematically very much more important than
> > > location. Trying to manipulate equations in this way is politics and
> > > statistics, not contesting.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Nat - WZ3AR
> >
> > I would like to see a Sprint Team like concept brought into
> > the ARRL DX contest, whereby teams would be required to
> > have represenatives from each of the geographical areas
> > of the United States and Canada. Something like one
> > member from the Northeast (1, 2, 3 land + VE1,2), one from
> > the Southeast (4 land), one from the Midwest (8, 9 land +
> > VE3), one from the Central Plain States (0 land + VE4,5,6),
> > one from the South Central US (5 land), one from
> > Cahleefornia (6 land), one from the Southwest (Az, NV,
> > UT, NM), and one from the Pacific Northwest (Ore, WA, ID,
> > MT, WY, VE7).
> >
> > This kind of competition structure might encourage more
> > participation from areas of the country that are normally out
> > of reach of the top ten box. A team victory would require an
> > outstanding performance from each team member relative
> > to the constraints of his or her individual regional propagation
> > characteristics. Under this sort of system, an individual
> > striving to recruite a dream team would have just as much
> > incentive to recruite W7GG or W7WA as they would K5ZD
> > or K1AR. Might be interesting.
> >
> > 73 de Mike, W4EF........................
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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