[Cwo] Log recovery for CWO

[k6rb at baymoon.com]

John/Alan,

That was exactly my intention. Let's focus only on plaques and trophies.
My feeling is that with conventional contests the reality is that few
really have a shot at winning or placing, so the certificates are kind of
a paliative to get people to play. In CW Open, because of the nature of
the rules, a lot more people have a chance to win a trophy or plaque. That
should be enough incentive.

Rob K6RB

> Alan:
>
> Is Sept. 22 the official log submission deadline?  Let me know....I can
> update the website immediately.
>
> Regarding CWO Certificates:  Unfortunately, I have zero time to create
> certs for CWO 2013.  I'm swamped with many other projects.
>
> Here's what Rob sent in his email reminder regarding Awards:
>
> Awards
> Beautiful trophy for winner of each session
> Beautiful plaques for HP, LP and QRP winners of each session
> Beautiful trophy for winner of combined session scores
> Beautiful plaques for HP, LP and QRP winners of combined session scores
>
> Since no one seemed to ask about certificates for CWO 2011 ---   and since
> Rob didn't mention them at all  in his email reminder -- my recommendation
> is to drop certificates altogether and concentrate on the trophies and
> plaques.
>
> For the moment, I've removed the Certificate reference in the CWO Awards
> section on the website:
>
> http://cwops.org/cwopen.html
>
> 73,
> John, K6MM
>
>
> On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Alan Maenchen wrote:
>
>> it's getting closer to the 2nd annual CW OPEN.  Now scheduled for Sept
>> 1-2.
>>
>> Working off of last year, this year is mostly anticipation.  Rob has put
>> out hundreds of emails reminding folks of the new date, and he'll do
>> that again just before the event. With any luck at all this will be a
>> much better showing of activity.
>>
>> That said, I'm worried about the post-contest work that needs to be
>> done.  Last year, I didn't receive any logs until after the log
>> submission deadline.  That proved to be a problem, although not serious
>> as it delayed the results by a few weeks.
>>
>> This year could be worse in that regard since I'm traveling to 3D2C Sept
>> 22.  That's just two days after the log submission deadline.  I chose
>> that date so that I can take with me ALL the logs and work on them
>> off-line. Internet access is NOT possible on this trip. The web site
>> still shows the log deadline being Oct 5. Can that be updated?  I've
>> already told others about the Sept 20 deadline including ARRL.
>>
>> The log submission web page is up and running. Thanks to Bruce, WA7BNM.
>> Does this need to be reset somewhere in the back end?  I presume it's
>> still spinning on the 2011 contest.
>>
>> We need to set up the TEAM registration form.  That worked great last
>> year.
>>
>> We need to get the certificate web page running.  This is a hold over
>> from last year. Fortunately, I've NOT been deluged with rants about not
>> getting certificates.
>>
>> Part of the post-processing work is to manually look at each log and fix
>> problems.  Yes, there are always many problems.  It may only be 5% of
>> the logs, but that is a significant amount of work.  With my being out
>> of internet reach for several weeks, that will put a dent into the
>> results .. again.  However, if I can get access to the uploaded logs
>> immediately (rather than wait until the deadline), then I can do this
>> checking during the log submission time period. Hopefully, I can get the
>> bad ones fixed (by communicating with the entrant) before I leave. That
>> would be a significant time saver.
>>
>> Worst case is my laptop falls in the drink and I have to wait until I
>> return before doing any work.
>>
>> The TO DO list:
>>
>> 1)  Change log deadline in the rules ..  John or Don ?
>> 2)  Start taking team signups now   ..  John or Don?
>> 3)  Contact Bruce and get logs sent to me when submitted.  ..   me
>> 4)  Finish the publicity drive ...  Rob
>> 5)  Certificates ... John?
>>
>> Anything else?
>>
>> Thanks & 73,  Alan  AD6E
>>
>>
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