[Moon-net] Scoring on the 2006 ARRL EME contest

[Lee Scott - AA1YN]

I seem to be a little confused how the scores as published by the ARRL for 
the 2006 contest were calculated.

Here is why:

OK1DCF made 28 contacts on 432 with a multiplier of 18 and 61 contacts on 
1296 with a multiplier of 33.  That puts is QSO points at 8900 with a total 
multiplier of 51 for a total score of 453,900.  That is what was published.

SM2CEW made 15 contacts on 144 with a multiplier of 13, 25 contacts on 432 
with a multiplier of 18 and 20 contacts on 1296 with a multiplier of 14. 
That puts his QSO points at 6000 and a total multiplier of 45 for a total 
score of 270,000.  Again, that is what was published.

Let's take a look at a few more examples.

K5GW made 249 contacts on 144 with a 54 multiplier, 29 contacts on 432 with 
a 23 multiplier, 72 contacts on 1296 with a 38 multiplier, and 23 contacts 
on 2304 with a 17 multiplier.  That puts his QSO points at 37,300 with a 
total multiplier of 132.  Very nicely done! - but here is where I get 
confused.  I calculate his score at 4,923,600 but the published score based 
on the above is only 3,286,800.  I don't see how it was calculated.

Take a look at RW1AW,  131 contacts on 144 with (and I fail to see how but) 
only 14 multiplier, 13 contacts on 432 with a 12 multiplier, 65 contacts on 
1296 with 34 multiplier, 20 contacts on 2304 with a 13 multiplier, and 16 
contacts on 10G with an 11 multiplier. That gives him 24,500 QSO points with 
a total multiplier of 84 for a total score of 2,058,000. His published score 
is only 1,100,400. What am I missing?

If you calculate G3LTF's score, the same thing happens.  If you calculate 
OZ4MM's score, the calculated and published scores match.

By the way, I am somewhat perplexed with RW1AW's 131 contacts on 144MHz with 
only a 14 multiplier and G3LTF's 127 contacts on 144MHz with only a 4 
multiplier.

Before I forget, a BIG congrats goes out to everyone who participated - big 
scores or not.

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