A progress report:
I was away on vacation 3 weeks in September. I am finally starting to go
through the logs and build the new database. I have received 385 mail
messages to process (slightly fewer than last year). I am processing them
in the order they were received. So far, 59 logs are in the master file,
which now contains about 8500 callsigns with 5 or more "hits".
If you have not sent me your contest logs yet, there is still time. Please
send them as an attachment to this E-mail address and not to any of the
reflectors.
I hope to release the database by the weekend of 16/17-October - this is 2
weeks before CQWW SSB. If you are travelling and need the database sooner
than that, send me a message and I'll try to send you an advance copy.
73 - Jim AD1C
At 02:50 PM 08/30/1999 -0400, I wrote:
>With the 1998-1999 contest season fast approaching, it's time to update
>the master callsign database that is used by CT, NA and TR logging
>programs. This database helps people match partial callsigns using their
>logging program's "Super Check Partial" feature, even if you haven't
>worked that call yet.
>
>This year, I only need logs from the 1998-1999 contest season. This
includes:
>
> CQWW (October and November 1998)
> ARRL Sweepstakes (November 1998)
> ARRL DX (February and March 1999)
> CQ WPX (March and May 1999)
> IARU HF Championship (July 1999)
>
>Of course, logs from the 10 meter and 160 meter contests, All Asia, and
>WAE are also welcome.
>
>I especially need logs from Europe, Asia and the many DXpeditions that
>were active. This way we'll get a good balance of stateside as well as DX
>callsigns in the database.
>
>If you sent your CQWW log electronically, and you have a "UBN" page on the
>cqww.com web server, just send me your password (CW and/or SSB) and I'll
>download the log from there, no need to E-mail it to me.
>
>I prefer to receive original .BIN files from CT. If you are using NA or
>TR, please send me the ASCII-formatted log file instead. You can send the
>log file to me as an attachment from your E-mail program. Please note the
>contest name, date and callsign used in your E-mail message (it makes it
>easier for me to put the file in the right place). I don't have an FTP
>site for uploading log files, but might be able to work something out if
>there is enough demand.
>
>A week or two before the CQWW Phone contest, I will announce the location
>of the updated master callsign files.
>
>Please send logs and any comments or questions to
><jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>. I will try to acknowledge every log I receive,
>usually within a day or two.
>
>Thanks again for your continued cooperation in this effort.
>
>73 - Jim AD1C
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Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
http://jjr.ne.mediaone.net/
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