I view the WPX contest as a DX contest with the added benefit of being
able to work local stations. There are few slow periods, especially for
single ops who can only operate for 36 hours. There are no contests where
the scoring is fair for all geographical areas. Your scoring proposal
would not make it any more fair, it would just give stations further south
an advantage. If the rules were different, than I am sure that K1LZ would
have adjusted their operating strategy to maximize points so your scoring
comparison is not accurate. I am also in the 4th call area and I am very
happy with the current rules and my score in the WPX SSB contest. There
are a number stations in the 4th call area who won their category.
http://pileup.ru/country.php?year=2013&contest_short=cqwpx_ssb&pfx=K
John KK9A
[CQ-Contest] Is the wpx a prefix test or dx contest?
from [Rick Dougherty] [Permanent Link][Original]
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Is the wpx a prefix test or dx contest?
From: Rick Dougherty <rick@nq4i.com>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 20:43:38 -0400
I have been holding this back now for a few weeks...but it is time to bring
it out...first and foremost, I am not a casual participant in the
WPXcontests...and I have won my share of them in the past 20 years or
more...3 times M-M CW and 6 time M-M SSB...along with various and sundry
single band efforts...
The stated purpose of the WPX contest as per their web site states:
?The WPX contest is based on an award offered by CQ Magazine for *w*orkingall
*p*refi*x*es. Held on the last weekend of March (SSB) and May (CW), the
contest draws thousands of entries from around the world.?
No mention is made that what is really hiding behind is an actual dxcontest.
I offer the following (with apologies to K1LZ) as material to consider:
2013 Claimed scores WPX SSB
K1LZ M-S 4726 qso's 1436 prefixes for 21.577 Mil points
NQ4I M-M 7077 qso's 1456 prefixes for 22,326 Mil points
Obvious from the get go:
1. The NQ4I team made 2351 MORE qso's than K1LZ.
2. K1LZ had 3.17 points per qso and NQ4I had 2.16 points per qso
Using the most basic analysis it is very apparent that K1LZ had a
HUGE advantage due to geography than NQ4I.
It is also apparent that the rewards associated by making a large number of
qso's and prefix mults is not afforded to the NQ4I team.
In order to level the playing field and make the contest as it appears to
have been designed, a prefix contest and not a dx contest, I offer the
following change to the WPX rules:
The WPX contest will consist of 3 points per qso, regardless of the
frequency or band used. All contacts will receive 3 points per qso, and the
multiplier used will be determined by the total number of different
prefixes worked.
If we reconsider K1LZ's score and NQ4I's score the following scores would
be resulted:
K1LZ 4726 qso's 1436 prefixes and 20.359 MIL points
NQ4I 7077 qso's 1456 prefixes and 30.912 MIL points
Now these score are much more representative of the efforts of EACH team
and reward both teams accordingly and fairly. By allowing 3 points per qso,
you eliminate the geographical advantages and make the contest playing
field level for all.
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