[CQ-Contest] Encouraging Casual Participation in Contests

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

They sure should - thanks, Dave.  I wonder why CQ WPX is different from 
CQWW.  Do I dare to hope that the database specifics are the same, so 
that it would be easy to extend this to ARRL DXCC, 5BDXCC, etc.  I do 
think that any extension of this sort of opportunity would be good for 
both the ARRL and contesting in general.

73, Pete N4ZR
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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.
>
> 73, Dave K3ZJ