[PaQSO] CQ vrs S&P

Wed Oct 14 16:56:31 EDT 2015

I agree now do we say the 1000 is only for activating a rare and non-rare county combined. So we don't have operators just flocking to rare ones and keep a good rate of new stations to work going?

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From: "Evan Duffey" <wxduff at gmail.com>
To: "n3xls at juno.com" <n3xls at juno.com>
Cc: <paqso at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [PaQSO] CQ vrs S&P
Date: Wed, Oct 14, 2015 10:08 AM
A simple adjustment to the rules to encourage rare county activation:

Current Rules:12. PA Mobile operation Bonus points

12.a. Add 500 Points to final score for each county you operated from where you made at least 10 QSOs.

13. PA Rover operation Bonus points

13.a. Add 500 Points to final score for each location you operated from where you made at least 10 QSOs.

New Rules:12. PA Mobile Bonus Points12a. Rare Counties: The following ten counties have been determined rare by the PAQSO party staff (insert 10 rarest counties over the last 5 years). Add 1000 points to your final score for each rare county where you made at least 10 QSOs. Add 500 points to your final score for each non-rare county where you made at least 10 QSOs.12b. Add 250 points to your final score for each location you operated from where you made at least 10 QSOs.
Just a suggestion
EvanN3TWM
On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 9:01 AM, n3xls at juno.com <n3xls at juno..com> wrote:
Shortening the contest to one day will not ensure more mobile activity.  I think relaxing the rules on mobile's and making more incentives to go mobile would help.  Rover category took off in recent years and I think that took a hit on the  amount of mobiles.

Maybe mobiles need a score formula where the rare counties and number of stations worked and number of counties activated all play a part in the score..

I am not a mobile op so this is just my 1/2 cents.  I am just following the old advice of whats in it for me if I go to the trouble of activating a rare county or have a game plan of lighting up several counties.  I know for the past 15 year no one would have a sweep with out at least one mobile.

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From: "John Getz" <johngetz24 at gmail.com>

To: <paqso at mailman.qth.net>

Subject: [PaQSO] CQ vrs S&P

Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2015 8:08 PM

I concur with Dave, WN4AFP, that there were a lot of out of state stations

calling CQ for PA contacts.  I was one of the callers.  With this being a

two day contest, you just run out of PA stations to work and need to

attract the casual PA ops that only do S&P.  There was also a shortage of

PA mobiles to work.  I think PA should be a one day contest.  It would be

easier for the mobile stations so more mobile stations would come out.

More mobiles to chase means out of station stations don't have to call CQ

as much as new counties and contacts are always becoming available.  I'd be

interested in hearing what others think about making PA a one day contest.

John Getz

, AD8J (Long time PA resident now retired in NC)

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