[CQ-Contest] [cwops] ARRL 10-Meter Contest reflections

[Chuck Dietz]

I noticed that too. I wondered if someone was deliberately sabotaging the
system with bad spots.

Chuck W5PR

On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 10:24 AM Douglas Zwiebel <dougzzz at gmail.com> wrote:

> HI Andy,
>
> Based on your comments, my SOAPBOX is empty cuz I was not a "winner."  LOL
>
> I'll think about something to add for your story...Like how many more DUPES
> called me this year as compared to last year (what happened with that?).  I
> was running most of the time (or trying to).
>
> de Doug KR2Q
>
> On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 8:08 AM Andrew Goss AA5JF via groups.io <amgoss05=
> yahoo.com at groups.io> wrote:
>
> > Hi contesting friends,
> >
> > The 2023 iteration of the 10-Meter contest is behind us. Lots of QSOs
> were
> > made. Perhaps not as many as we had hoped and expected! But there are
> some
> > impressive scores being reported already.
> >
> > I'm doing the write up of the full results of the 10-Meter contest, which
> > will appear on the ARRL contest website when the results are posted in
> > mid-2024. I begin work on that in February after log checking is
> completed
> > by the ARRL.
> >
> > One thing that helps me tremendously in properly documenting the contest
> > is by having access to first-hand reports from the field. That is, from
> the
> > participants. That is especially important in an international contest,
> > where my own limited knowledge is based upon my weekend from my station
> in
> > Georgia (and just on the CW band). To that end, I'm writing this email
> > asking you to send in a short report of your experiences.
> >
> > Many of you are already writing up comments. Thank you. If you do not
> > usually submit soapbox comments, please consider doing so this time.
> >
> > If you do not feel comfortable writing in English, please don't hesitate
> > to write in whatever language is best for you. I can run those through
> > Google translate. (If the various forms don't accept your preferred
> script,
> > send me the report, with a short English header so I know what it is, in
> an
> > email).
> >
> > All comments are welcome, but, I'm especially interested in reports from:
> > top-line finishers, first-time participants, and/or participants from
> > outside North America and North-Central Europe. Since a major focus of
> the
> > results article is about the winners, it would be great to have some
> > comments from those who came out on top.
> >
> > There are five ways to do so, here listed in order of preference (for my
> > purposes). You only need to do one of them. :)
> >
> > 1. Enter your soapbox comments directly into the appropriate line in the
> > Cabrillo log before you submit.
> > 2. After you have submitted your log to the ARRL, you will receive a
> > confirmation email. In that email there is a link to add additional
> soapbox
> > comments, linked to your entry. If you do this in the next few weeks,
> those
> > comments will get to me in time for use in the write-up. This is also the
> > way to submit photos (see below).
> > 3. Write comments in 3830. Many of you have already submitted your scores
> > there, and if you have already written a report, no need to repeat it in
> > one of the other ways, as those are public.
> > 4. Use my dedicated Google form, which has a few prompts to help guide
> > your comments. These comments will only be read by me. No need to have a
> > Google account. https://forms.gle/7mWdt4nHBL7PsUKr6
> > 5. Send me an email with your report: amgoss05 at yahoo.com
> >
> > Finally, if you have photos from this weekend, you can submit them via
> the
> > interface that comes in ARRL's log submission confirmation email. It's
> > always great to have photos! Include caption information (including who
> > took the photo and who is in it, if appropriate).
> >
> > Thank you! Andy AA5JF, amgoss05 at yahoo.com
> >
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