[CQ-Contest] WPX online score database

[Andrei Stchislenok]

Hard work and excellent page as a result.

Thank you, Randy!

73's Andrei NP3D

2010/1/21 Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net>

> Back in August, I posted a message on the cq-contest reflector looking for
> volunteers who would be willing to type in line scores for WPX contests. I
> as very happy to hear from about a dozen volunteers.
> As always, it is amazing the passion and willingness to help that can be
> found in the contesting world.
>
> Each volunteer received a set of image files with magazine page scans (some
> better than others) and instructions. I would estimate it took each
> volunteer about 12-18 hours of hard work to accomplish their task.  It
> would
> then take me another 3-6 hours to add the necessary country info and
> convert
> the files into the online database.
>
> The result is that we now have an online database with ALL lines scores for
> WPX SSB from 1985 to 2008 and for WPX CW from 1991 to 2008.  You can access
> various views at http://www.cqwpx.com/score_db.htm
>
> Since there was so much hand work and very small print, I would like to ask
> everyone to check their scores and report any errors.  As we got back into
> some of the Russian calls of the 1980's it wasn't always clear what country
> a particular call might have been in.  So look for errors there as well. If
> you know of additional scores or corrections that may have appeared in
> errata in a CQ magazine, please let me know about them.
>
> Thanks to the following for their data entry efforts to help build this
> historical record.
>
> WPX SSB
> Call            Year            Entries
> N7AZ            1992            1618
> K5ZD            1991            1616
> WP3C            1990            1578
> SV1RP           1989            1727
> K5ZD            1988            1750
> AB7E            1987            1554
> KA3DRR  1986            1544
> N1NK            1985            1459
>
> WPX CW
> Call            Year            Entries
> K4ZW            1992            1160
> NN3W            1991            1196
>
> More to come.  If you would like to volunteer, please let me know!
>
>
> Randy Thompson, K5ZD
>
> Director - CQ WPX Contest
>
> email: k5zd at cqwpx.com
> web: www.cqwpx.com
>
>
> PS - Interesting to see how contest activity / log submissions is changing
> over time.  See
> http://www.cqwpx.com/stats.htm
>
>
> PPS - Only 64 days until WPX SSB.
>
>
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