[CQ-Contest] CQ WW participation

[David Gilbert]

I have often thought that it would be interesting to put together a 
dedicated receiver and an omni-directional antenna with some sort of 
wide band SDR-type application that recorded signal density as a 
function of time on the HF bands.  It would probably only be viable for 
CW, and it should look for any discernible separation between signals 
(which is why I don't think it would work for SSB) while ignoring signal 
strength.  I'm pretty sure that the sum of all signals on the air 
multiplied by the number of seconds each signal was on the air when 
viewed over the course of a full year would show that contest activity 
exceeds all other by quite a bit.  I just think it would be neat to get 
a numerical measurement.

73,
Dave  AB7E



Tim Duffy K3LR wrote:
> Hi Scott!
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> A few years ago the number of good call signs in the cumulative log database
> indicated that over 30,000 different stations made contacts in the CQWW
> phone contest. 
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> I would guess that the number is even higher now.
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> G3SXW has an excellent article on the growth of contest log submissions in
> the current issue of the National Contest Journal.
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> 73!
> Tim K3LR
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Scott Currier
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:30 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW participation
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> I was wondering how many people participate in a contest such as the CQ WW
> DX contest. 
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> In this case I am defining "participate" as making at least a handful of
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> Has anyone analyzed the publicly available logs to see how many unique calls
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> I think that if you were to look at how many unique calls were seen that
> should give you a rough idea. Maybe require that each unique be in multiple
> logs to cut down on the number of busted calls being counted as
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> Fun contest over the weekend. Would have been nice if 10 was open more but
> at least we got a quick taste of 10 meters. 
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> See you in the 160 'test this weekend. 
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> 73
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> Scott Currier KT1B
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> Haverhill, MA
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