VHF-UHF Contest in US goes distance-based

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Just a diversion Roger,

Last I checked the contest had the following;


Two scoring schemes
One (temporary) contest manager
Two division managers
Another person doing the scoring

An each way bet is not a concrete decision. Or maybe it is?

As we have the logs in the Scoring computer we could actually make a hypothetical into a reality by adjusting the scoring and seeing what was spat out. For example WHY are we still dividing competitors into a stream at their election when both alternatives are available? Why are not all the logs lumped together and scored - the true winner of each Division is then shown and not the best Certificate chaser who opted for the most obscure category. 

My belief is that neither are for the best and that a combination is needed. 

Using true multipliers for each different grid square worked on each band and a band weighting factor, with a distance scoring cap on 6M at say 2000km. (still possible to have JA openings)

So a typical QSO on 6M say over 750km would be worth 75 points X band Factor and a final score would be total of band points X total of multipliers. 

It is of interest that most of the VHF+ big contests in EU and USA do not attempt the ALL BAND challenge that we have - I think it is too limiting on the potential of the average amateur. 

Whereas a 6 2 and 70cm challenge and a separate GHz challenge is more likely to have interest. 

Must also say that I really like the term Activity Day rather than Field Day as used by the 23 on 23 people/