[VHFcontesting] Rewards for Log Submittal [was:W3ZZ's QST Contesting Article]

[Ev Tupis (W2EV)]

> > o How can log submission be made easier?
> I think it is pretty easy as Ed pointed out in the post.

But you submit a log.  The question has to be asked of people who don't.

> > o How should log submitters be rewarded?
> 
> >
> > Participation pins were popular several years ago but did they really
> > encourage participation and log submittal?  Would t-shirts, hats or coffee
> > mugs help?
> 
> These sorts of awards have helped the ARRL November Sweepstakes contests.

Don't unnecessarily restrict your point of view to define "rewards" as
"prizes".  Maybe a reward for submitting a Cabrillo log within 10-days of the
end of a contest should be a 2% score bonus. :)

Maybe the "reward" for submitting a Cabrillo log within 30-days is that the
official results will be released to the web within 60-days after the end of the
event.

There are many unconventional, but extremely effective ways to look at this.

Ev, W2EV