[CQ-Contest] A thought about contest reporting

[Ward Silver]

> Maybe [this extra section for those stations not in the ARRL's Top 10 
> boxes or CQ's
> "Top Scores" table] is just the type of content we need to convince the 
> ARRL to
> expand the size of the contest writeups.  And with the space given for
> CQ contest writeups in CQ Magazine (the 2007 CQWW CW writeup was
> printed across 21 pages), perhaps we could find room for this, or
> exchange it with the 1.5 pages of "QRM", maybe adding one or two extra
> pages in total.
>
> I like reading the stories about the top stations and operators.  But
> I would also like to read about the successes of the average contester
> trying to get better.
>
> 73...Dean - N6DE

Along with the ARRL Soapbox (www.arrl.org/contest/soapbox) forum for stories 
and photos - as long as you like - some of the contest writeups are starting 
to include Regional Analysis by local authors.  ARRL DX Phone and CW are two 
such writeups.  The primary authors really can not get to the level of 
detail required - there's just too much work involved.

If every section or zone or even contest club would contribute a "local 
results editor" for a contest, I'm sure the sponsors would be delighted to 
include the content in the Web writeup.  The content could be hosted on the 
results Web site or a link to the content posted.  The key is to have 
someone knowledgeable about local and regional competition step up to do it.

For example, if contest clubs would write up the ARRL DX Phone contest for 
their members and post it on a Web site, send me the URL and I will include 
it in the contest writeup.  If we want to see more local-level recognition, 
then step up and do it!

73, Ward N0AX
ARRL DX Phone Results Author