12-01-2019, 05:55 PM
I worked quite a few DX stations on 6M during my afternoon's effort but came upon an anomoly in the scoring when I reviewed my 6-hour log.
It has to do with this section in the rules : "About Contest Exchanges RS or RST reports, a serial number, and your 6-character Maidenhead locator (the Sub-Square). The Maidenhead locator is optional if it has already been exchanged in a previous contact during the Field Day and neither station has moved since then. " and "There are two Divisions: Division 1 scores contacts on the basis of Squares (4-character locator) worked. Division 2 employs distance-based scoring. Operators may enter either Division 1 or Division 2, or both. See the scoring rules below. A Square refers to the Maidenhead Locator system definition, as denoted by the 4- character locator. To facilitate scoring for Division 2, all stations are required to exchange Sub-Square locations (i.e. the 6-character locator). "
Problem was that some of the stations did give out their 6-char locator, some didn't know their locator at all, and the likes of VK3KQ/P who only gave out 4-char grids, those contacts are only worth 9 points instead of about 1200 (Div 2) !
Maybe they don't care what Division that YOU are operating in (despite the contest organisers wanting to implement just a distance-based scoring operation) !!
This points discrepancy is just too big to accept. Half points - maybe ???
We don't have any control of those who are not prepared enough with their full grid detail but we get penalised.... (It would be interesting to be a fly-on-the-wall when the VK3KQ guys review their points log..)
I tried to give out my 8-character grid early in the event and was told they didn't want the extra two chars. After that, I just gave out the 6-char grid.
The good news was that I did make some contacts on 1296 and 3398 MHz - but none on 2403 - despite getting the gear going enough to be active on those microwave bands. That was on top of those on 50, 144 and 432. Good outcome.
It has to do with this section in the rules : "About Contest Exchanges RS or RST reports, a serial number, and your 6-character Maidenhead locator (the Sub-Square). The Maidenhead locator is optional if it has already been exchanged in a previous contact during the Field Day and neither station has moved since then. " and "There are two Divisions: Division 1 scores contacts on the basis of Squares (4-character locator) worked. Division 2 employs distance-based scoring. Operators may enter either Division 1 or Division 2, or both. See the scoring rules below. A Square refers to the Maidenhead Locator system definition, as denoted by the 4- character locator. To facilitate scoring for Division 2, all stations are required to exchange Sub-Square locations (i.e. the 6-character locator). "
Problem was that some of the stations did give out their 6-char locator, some didn't know their locator at all, and the likes of VK3KQ/P who only gave out 4-char grids, those contacts are only worth 9 points instead of about 1200 (Div 2) !
Maybe they don't care what Division that YOU are operating in (despite the contest organisers wanting to implement just a distance-based scoring operation) !!
This points discrepancy is just too big to accept. Half points - maybe ???
We don't have any control of those who are not prepared enough with their full grid detail but we get penalised.... (It would be interesting to be a fly-on-the-wall when the VK3KQ guys review their points log..)
I tried to give out my 8-character grid early in the event and was told they didn't want the extra two chars. After that, I just gave out the 6-char grid.
The good news was that I did make some contacts on 1296 and 3398 MHz - but none on 2403 - despite getting the gear going enough to be active on those microwave bands. That was on top of those on 50, 144 and 432. Good outcome.
Doug VK4ADC @ QG62LG51
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