[CQ-Contest] Increasing contest participation

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Jim, I could not agree more.  You and I are old enough to remember when 
ARRL DX Contest QSOs were automatically credited to your DXCC.  Now that 
CQ has made logs publicly available, what possible argument could there 
be against this?  If CQ wants a share of the financial return to ARRL 
that results, surely some equitable arrangement can be negotiated.  It's 
high time.

As for reliability of data, there's a simple solution - only credit QSOs 
that are confirmed by submitted logs from both parties.  At that point, 
nightmare scenarios about multiple people fabricating and submitting 
logs with bogus QSOs become "imaginary horribles."

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 12/4/2013 9:17 AM, James Cain wrote:
> Want to increase contest interest and participation? Wrap ARRL's Logbook of the World into all major contests. Let the contest sponsor automatically load all submitted contest entries into LotW.
>
> CQ, and all the other major contest sponsors other than ARRL, would have to cooperate. Why wouldn't they? Contest entrants could be allowed to opt out, but why would they? ARRL's requirements for LotW registration are fine and I agree with them, but surely a submitted contest log would be adequate proof that the log and QSOs are legitimate. After all, it's only a hobby.
>
> Then, maybe allow LotW confirmed QSOs for more awards: WAZ, USA-CA, etc.
>
> Paper QSLs are so 20th Century and too much expense and bother. We did away with paper logs more than 20 years ago. Isn't it time we did the same with paper QSLs?
>
> Jim Cain, K1TN
> (50,000 contest QSOs uploaded to LotW since 2005)
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