[CQ-Contest] CQ 160M Score Database Now Live **ACTION REQUIRED**

[Richard King]

This is a terrific thing.

Thanks to all the folks that worked hard to create the data base.

73, Richard - K5NA


On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:36 PM, Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net>
wrote:

> I am pleased to announce that an online score database of all entries for
> the CQ 160M Contest is now available and live on the web site. There have
> been 66,311 entries since the contest first started back in 1960.
>
> I must thank a group of people that are most responsible for making this
> new
> resource available to the contest community.  They typed the 30,456 scores
> from 1960 to 2004. Thanks to AA4NU, CT1EKD, K1XX, K5ZD, K8FC, K9GX, K9VV,
> KC1CWF, KE3X, MM0LID, N1XS, NN3W, OR2F, SV1DPI, W0MU, and W4AU.
>
> With so many years of typing, we are sure to have made some mistakes.  The
> printed magazine results often did not include the calls of guest
> operators.
> We are looking for your help to confirm the quality of the data entry.
>
> ACTION>> Please go to http://cq160.com and type your call(s) into the
> search
> box.  You will see a list of every entry that you were involved in.
>
> Is the callsign correct?
> Is the QTH and zone correct?
> Is the category correct?
> Does the score, QSOs, and mults look right?
>
> If you see an error, please reply to me with the call, year, and
> explanation
> of what needs to be corrected.  Send to k5zd at contesting.com.
>
> One of the best things about the new database is that you can see the
> scoring records for every category for world, continent, and country.
>
> Electronic certificates are also available for everyone that submitted an
> entry in 2000 and later.
>
> Thanks again to AA4NU, CT1EKD, K1XX, K5ZD, K8FC, K9GX, K9VV, KC1CWF, KE3X,
> MM0LID, N1XS, NN3W, OR2F, SV1DPI, W0MU, and W4AU for all of their
> assistance. And to N2NT for serving as Director for the CQ 160 contest.
>
> 73
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
>
> PS - Please forward this email to your contest club so others can enjoy the
> database and help with the accuracy checking.
>
>
>
>
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