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Re: [CQ-Contest] Encouraging Casual Participation in Contests

To: David Siddall <hhamwv@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Encouraging Casual Participation in Contests
From: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:52:10 -0400
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They sure should - thanks, Dave. I wonder why CQ WPX is different from CQWW. Do I dare to hope that the database specifics are the same, so that it would be easy to extend this to ARRL DXCC, 5BDXCC, etc. I do think that any extension of this sort of opportunity would be good for both the ARRL and contesting in general.
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On 4/26/2017 3:08 PM, David Siddall wrote:
Using logs for awards purposes has been implemented in a limited fashion in several different ways.
(1) Example 1: CQ Magazine WPX award using LoTW.  For those 
interested, application for CQ Magazine's WPX award can be submitted 
directly through LoTW.  Of course ARRL's own awards also are available 
through LoTW.  I am not sure why this has not expanded to other 
popular awards.
(2) Example 2: DARC Community Log (DCL).  The DCL downloads confirmed 
QSOs from LoTW if you give them permission and also includes logs 
submitted to DARC contests, such as WAE, and CQ Magazine CQWW DX and 
CQ WPX contest logs. Award applications are submitted on the web and 
issued electronically without additional file creations and 
downloads.  In addition to LoTW information, DARC (1) automatically 
includes all recent CQWW and CQWPX logs; (2) logs from the DARC 
contests (including WAE); and (3) allows users to download their own 
ADIF files and to import information directly from LOTW, Clublog and 
eQSL.  Awards available through the DCL include those for WRTC2018 as 
well as all all the other DARC-sponsored awards. See: http://dcl.darc.de
(3) Example 3: Direct importation of public logs, such as CQWW.  This 
can be used by awards managers in the same manner that DCL uses such 
logs, and also various analytical programs. Check out on-line 
utilities such as W7EJ's Contest Log Viewer (http://logqso.com)  or 
EI6DX Contest Log Analyzer 
(http://www.ei6dx.com/cqww-contest-analysis/cqww-activity-analyzer/. 
Both have multiple years of CQWW DX contest logs pre-loaded.
Some of the above stategies should provide ideas for awards sponsors.

73, Dave K3ZJ
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