[CQ-Contest] in light of the claimed CQWW cw scores....hard data

Fri Dec 6 13:49:46 EST 2013

Hi Doug
Just one correction on your list, Aruba
<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html>is
not SA, that changes the results a bit.
On the other hand you can easily see  that winners are all close to the
Ecuador CQ zones (8,9,10,35,36,etc) but there is another thread about
scoring.

73
Diego - LW5HR

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 1:38 PM, <kr2q at optimum.net> wrote:

> First, I think it is good that when someone observes a score that seems
> "wrong," that they
> shine a light on it.  As has been posted before (many times), "If you
> suspect something, not
> only should you say something about it, but tell us who it is."
>
> Second, there is a wealth of information (data) available for the CQWW.
>  It is a simple matter
> to "check" before you draw conclusions or make accusations.  This is true
> for those who
> "attack" the accuser as well.
>
> Shown below are the top 5 SOABHP cw scores, showing continents, going back
> to 1999.  I
> created a file going back to 1986 for the top 500 scores, but that was too
> much to add here.
>
> A few comments (on data for CQWW CW, SOABHP, going back to 1986):
>
> What continents have won first place?
> Africa: 17 times
> SA: 10x
> no others
>
> second place?
> Africa: 10 times
> SA: 15 times
> NA: 2x (2009 and 1986)
>
> third place?
> Africa 7x
> SA: 15x
> NA: 4x
> AS: 1x (2001)
>
> So based on that, I would say that LU5DX was correct to QUESTION the score,
> but not to accuse him of behavior outside the rules.
>
> Because NA has NEVER won (since 1986), that is good reason to call for
> extra scrutiny.
>
> If anyone wants the data for the top 500 scores since 1986 (CQWW CW,
> SOABHP)
> in excel 2010 format, please let me know and I'll be happy to share.
>
> It is also easily available from the cqww.com pages.
>
> de Doug KR2Q
>
> score   call    cont    YEAR    (overall rank since 1986)       year rank
> 15,221,316      CR3E    AF      2012    5       1
> 14,206,275      EF8M    AF      2012    13      2
> 13,170,634      PZ5T    SA      2012    19      3
> 13,151,040      P40F    SA      2012    20      4
> 11,839,500      CR2X    EU      2012    41      5
> 15,846,012      EF8M    AF      2011    3       1
> 15,673,940      PZ5T    SA      2011    4       2
> 15,151,668      CR3E    AF      2011    6       3
> 12,487,489      P40W    SA      2011    32      4
> 11,810,760      8P5A    NA      2011    42      5
> 15,117,795      EF8M    AF      2010    7       1
> 14,208,754      CR3E    AF      2010    12      2
> 13,498,728      PZ5T    SA      2010    17      3
> 11,864,348      V47NT   NA      2010    40      4
> 11,728,152      P40W    SA      2010    47      5
> 11,142,327      EF8M    AF      2009    61      1
> 10,552,524      V47NT   NA      2009    85      2
> 10,363,860      CR3E    AF      2009    91      3
> 8,793,603       8P5A    NA      2009    150     4
> 8,678,109       CN2R    AF      2009    157     5
> 12,150,138      3V8BB   AF      2008    36      1
> 10,883,558      CT3NT   AF      2008    68      2
> 10,201,212      V47NT   NA      2008    96      3
> 9,617,985       PZ5TT   SA      2008    118     4
> 8,856,694       8P5A    NA      2008    146     5
> 13,112,736      3V2A    AF      2007    21      1
> 10,673,421      P40W    SA      2007    79      2
> 9,695,355       V47NT   NA      2007    115     3
> 9,040,800       8P5A    NA      2007    138     4
> 8,684,269       A45XR   AS      2007    156     5
> 12,524,928      CT3NT   AF      2006    28      1
> 12,257,136      3V6T    AF      2006    35      2
> 11,511,600      P40W    SA      2006    52      3
> 11,031,930      V47NT   NA      2006    65      4
> 11,017,652      PZ5ZY   SA      2006    66      5
> 12,489,525      CT3EN   AF      2005    31      1
> 11,100,243      P40W    SA      2005    64      2
> 9,902,340       8P5A    NA      2005    106     3
> 9,626,226       A45XR   AS      2005    117     4
> 8,834,449       ZD8A    AF      2005    149     5
> 13,605,364      D4B     AF      2004    15      1
> 11,484,894      EA8ZS   AF      2004    53      2
> 10,597,877      P40Q    SA      2004    81      3
> 10,488,336      A45XR   AS      2004    86      4
> 9,447,417       8P5A    NA      2004    123     5
> 15,943,070      P40E    SA      2003    2       1
> 14,226,301      D4B     AF      2003    11      2
> 11,440,230      KP3Z    NA      2003    56      3
> 10,837,434      A45XR   AS      2003    70      4
> 10,267,632      P3F     AS      2003    92      5
> 14,251,216      P40E    SA      2002    10      1
> 11,191,146      P40Q    SA      2002    60      2
> 10,076,400      P40W    SA      2002    100     3
> 9,300,480       A45XR   AS      2002    126     4
> 8,765,820       6V6U    AF      2002    152     5
> 12,516,906      EA8EA   AF      2001    30      1
> 10,812,725      3V8BB   AF      2001    72      2
> 10,720,332      A61AJ   AS      2001    76      3
> 10,006,568      8P9Z    NA      2001    103     4
> 9,877,730       P40Q    SA      2001    107     5
> 18,010,765      EA8BH   AF      2000    1       1
> 12,524,160      P40E    SA      2000    29      2
> 11,797,800      3V8BB   AF      2000    44      3
> 9,176,174       8P9Z    NA      2000    129     4
> 8,786,811       A45XR   AS      2000    151     5
> 14,626,579      HC8N    SA      1999    8       1
> 13,577,850      P40E    SA      1999    16      2
> 13,097,214      EA8EA   AF      1999    22      3
> 11,729,116      3V8BB   AF      1999    46      4
> 9,727,320       ZD8A    AF      1999    113     5
>
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