DATE: September 2016
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Many of you will be aware that a team composed of members of the VHFCC, CSC and other volunteers have been looking at how to build the fairest possible scoring system for the whole country in the monthly UK Activity Contests. We've now reached the point where we have a number of alternative proposals which we're studying in real detail, and we have some decisions to make.
We have identified some scoring
systems which we think are
the most even-handed ones to the whole country, but the only logging
software
that we're certain will score them accurately is MINOS. We then have
some other
scoring systems which we think are a bit less even-handed across the
whole
country, but which can be scored correctly within both MINOS and N1MM+
(we
believe these are the two most common loggers in use).
Now, not having the score calculated
correctly during the
contest doesn't stop you taking part, it just means you won't know your
multiplier or bonus score accurately during the contest. After the
contest,
when you submit your log to the contest entry web pages, our entry
system will
re-calculate those multipliers or bonuses correctly. You can then use
this
score to populate the Claimed Score system if you like. However,
knowing your
correct score during the contest could help you optimise your strategy
as you
go along.
We'd like to know how important
having an accurate scoring
in your logging software (primarily N1MM+) is to you, compared to
having the
fairest possible scoring system. Remember, if you use MINOS you will
have
accurate scoring in any system which we propose.
We’ve put a very short survey up at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QJY5CRG
and would really appreciate your feedback.
We’ll use the information from this
survey to help us focus
our efforts on the proposals which are most likely to be acceptable to
you. You
can expect a detailed consultation exercise on this subject, and wider
VHF rule
issues, towards the end of the month. The consultation period will run
through
the period occupied by the RSGB Convention - an event which will
provide an
opportunity for further discussion.
This mini-survey will be open until
16th September, but
please provide feedback as soon as you can.
RSGB CONTESTS IN 2016 (by Ian G0FCT)
The full 2016 RSGB contest calendars and rules for all RSGB contests are available here (HF) and here (VHF)
OTHER HF CONTESTS IN 2016 (by Ian G0FCT)
For more data on a wide range HF contests, the SM3CER and WA7BNM websites are very useful sources of information.
Another useful source of HF contest information is on the website of HB9DHG which can be reached by going to http://www.hb9dhg.ch, and selecting "Contest Calendar".
73, Ian Pawson G0FCT
Chair, RSGB Contest Support Committee