How about this for a slightly wacky idea:
The ARRL could "enter" the non log submitters in
absentia, it would really be just a matter of
extracting the call sign, Q, and multiplier data from
all those who do submit logs to determine who they are
and their Q/mult totals. Perhaps require a minimum of
10Q's in order to be "entered" into this category. If
these ops then really want to be sure that all of
their Q's and mults are properly "submitted" they will
have additional motivation for sending their own logs
in themselves.
Obviously this would need to be a special category of
some kind since there would be minimal station data
(power, section etc.) from these participants.
So is this:
1. An interesting idea?
2. Slightly baked?
3. Half baked?
4. N9DG needs to get his fingers out of the HV supply?
Duane
N9DG
EN53bj
--- Jack Parker <w7pw@bmg50.com> wrote:
> Well, I'm just a little curious *why* the Newington
> folks seem to be
> using submitted logs as a primary, maybe sole,
> criterion for assessing
> VHF+ activity?
>
> Maybe they don't have time and/or inclination, but
> they have all logs in
> their hands. It would be quite simple to look at
> these logs and
> determine how many stations *participated* in a
> given contest,
> regardless whether they submitted a log or not!
> Unfortunately this
> assessment would have to be done by someone at the
> ARRL since all
> submitted logs are regarded as "proprietary" and
> unavailable for
> observation by unauthorized persons (aren't these
> logs tehnically public
> documents under FCC rules?)! I'd bet that actual
> participation,
> nationwide, would be something like many thousands
> of us rather than the
> 500, or so, indicated by log submissions. I'd like
> to think that those
> of us who work a few stations and don't submit a log
> still count as
> "participants"!
>
> Also, since the League HQ is located in the middle
> of one of the highest
> concentrations of VHF/UHF/Microwave activity in the
> country, it would
> seem logical that someone (several someones?) from
> the ARRL might get on
> and participate in a whole contest themselves to get
> a feel for activity
> levels. They might come to the conclusion that log
> entries, alone, don't
> tell the whole story!
>
> Oops, I just realized that I forgot my medication
> and am starting to
> hallucinate :>0
>
> 73,
>
> Jack, W7PW
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