[CQ-Contest] Encouraging Casual Participation in Contests

[Ted Melinosky]

Hi Dave:

Just to let you know that ARRL has agreed to process all of the CQ 
AWARDS _some time ago_, but only the WPX award was programmed.
I am CQ's custodian who takes care of the USA-CA (USA County Award), and 
have been waiting for 3-4 years for LOTW.

I suspect that ARRL have many such requests, but are handicapped by a a 
staff which is too small to do everything, and has to live within 
prioritization.  (Last years NPOTA comes to mind.)

Ted Melinosky K1BV
http://www.dxawards.com/
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On 4/26/2017 3:08 PM, David Siddall wrote:
> Using logs for awards purposes has been implemented in a limited fashion in
> several different ways.
>
> (1) Example 1: CQ Magazine WPX award using LoTW.  For those interested,
> application for CQ Magazine's WPX award can be submitted directly through
> LoTW.  Of course ARRL's own awards also are available through LoTW.  I am
> not sure why this has not expanded to other popular awards.
>
> (2) Example 2: DARC Community Log (DCL).  The DCL downloads confirmed QSOs
> from LoTW if you give them permission and also includes logs submitted to
> DARC contests, such as WAE, and CQ Magazine CQWW DX and CQ WPX contest
> logs. Award applications are submitted on the web and issued electronically
> without additional file creations and downloads.  In addition to LoTW
> information, DARC (1) automatically includes all recent CQWW and CQWPX
> logs; (2) logs from the DARC contests (including WAE); and (3) allows users
> to download their own ADIF files and to import information directly from
> LOTW, Clublog and eQSL.  Awards available through the DCL include those for
> WRTC2018 as well as all all the other DARC-sponsored awards. See:
> http://dcl.darc.de
>
> (3) Example 3: Direct importation of public logs, such as CQWW.  This can
> be used by awards managers in the same manner that DCL uses such logs, and
> also various analytical programs.  Check out on-line utilities such as
> W7EJ's Contest Log Viewer (http://logqso.com)  or EI6DX Contest Log
> Analyzer (http://www.ei6dx.com/cqww-contest-analysis/cqww-activity-analyzer/.
> Both have multiple years of CQWW DX contest logs pre-loaded.
>
> Some of the above stategies should provide ideas for awards sponsors.
> 3, Dave K3ZJ
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