[CQ-Contest] WPX online score database (corrected)

[Julius Fazekas]

Thanks to the volunteers and Randy for their efforts.

The Facebook site is a nice addition as well.

73,
Julius Fazekas
N2WN

Tennessee Contest Group
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Tennessee QSO Party
http://www.tnqp.org/

Elecraft K2/100 #4455
Elecraft K3/100 #366
Elecraft K3/100 #1875


--- On Thu, 1/21/10, Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net> wrote:

> From: Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] WPX online score database (corrected)
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 7:45 AM
> Correction: My original email left
> off the first two volunteers - KQ2M and
> NN3W.  My apologies to both of them!
> 
> 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
> KQ2M       
> 1994        1650
> NN3W       
> 1993        1589
> 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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