[Cwo] Public Logs and LCRs

Alan Maenchen ad6e at arrl.net
Wed Nov 27 14:07:04 PST 2013


Some of the CQP penalties are more historical than desired. The early
checking code was unable to identify band or mode errors and therefore no
penalties.  Personally, I think that should change since those errors are
now checkable.

Also, CQP penalty assignments for errors is based on a different philosophy
than CW OPEN. In CQP, it's more of a friendly gathering where we want to
point out errors, but not discourage newbies by overwhelming score
reductions. That's what led to the 1/2 point reduction for ANY single log
error and "toss the QSO" point reduction with 2 or more errors in the same
QSO.

For CWO, I've been using the rule that ANY error in the log results in the
loss of that QSO. That also tosses the mult. So, it's a bit simpler.

For LCR format, I prefer a more human explanation of the error .. but
that's just me.

73, Alan  AD6E





On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 8:00 PM, Marshall "Matt" Thomas, WX5S <
mmthoma at attglobal.net> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> If you guys are interested, this is what a CQP LCR looks like....
>
> We report the reason(s) for any point reduction.
> We also report if the other guy busts the call or if the Q was
> logged on an incorrect band or mode (note that this can
> actually increase the score as it did below). There are other things
> that this does like a histogram of mults worked.
>
> If there is a dupe, we take the highest scoring Q and consider
> the other as the dupe, no matter which was "first". Since each
> QSO: line represents just 1/2 of the 2-way Q. It is possible
> for 2 stations to get credit for a different Q. I make a mistake
> on our first Q. You make a mistake on our second Q. I get full
> credit for the 2nd one and you get full credit for the first one.
>
> There are other special things that can actually increase the score
> in CQP!  You get 1/2 credit if there is only one error in the Q.
> Turns out that if that one error was on the mult name, it gets corrected
> and the actual mult gets awarded!  G4RRA gained the SBEN mult
> as a result of log check! He got credit for 50 mults instead of the 49
> that he claimed.
>
> Weirdly enough, if you bust the callsign, that is only 1/2 credit
> deduction.
> Our callsign matcher is, to my knowledge, the best there is.
> It is more than N+1, it is N+1+ and can find callsign matches that a
> logging
> program cannot, like W5ACB matches W5ABC or WD5AB matches
> W5DAB and other situations. Sometimes this critter even surprises me!
>
> Currently, the final results are extracted from the LCR's. That is the
> LS: (line score) line which is in a CSV format. Basically the reporting
> SW just greps the LS: lines from all LCR reports and that can be
> used in a spreadsheet or whatever.
>
> We are re-writing the CQP process for 2014.  Scoring CQP is
> a complicated critter. CWO is a more "traditional" contest - hey
> if there is an error, the Q doesn't count and that's it. Of course there
> is only one mode, so this mode error stuff doesn't apply. However
> there is the possibility of logging on the wrong band. I don't know
> what you guys want to do about that. A requirements document,
> that details your scoring rules and what you want to happen would
> be helpful.
>
> Anyway, although my focus is on CQP with all its weirdness, I am
> hopeful that some subset of our features are applicable to CWO.
> CWO will have to be a separate program, but hopefully the CQP
> code can be adapted for CWO.
>
> I have been spectacularly unsuccessful at getting access to the
> CQ WW log check code. If somebody with better political skills
> that I could take this on, that would be helpful. John, K6MM maybe?
>
> 73, Matt WX5S
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> G4RRA  QTH:DX
> CQP LOG CHECKING RESULTS
>
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-01 1715 G4RRA       003 DX         W6SX         119
> MONT
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_qth=MONO
> QSO: 21000 PH 2011-10-01 1728 G4RRA       011 DX         W6UE         162
> LANG
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0152
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-01 1831 G4RRA       046 DX         W6ZE         026
> ORAN
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=036
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-01 1833 G4RRA       047 DX         KI6LZ        149
> LANG
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_qth=VENT
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-01 2005 G4RRA       079 DX         NK6A         390
> LANG
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0290
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-01 2008 G4RRA       080 DX         K6WC         140
> SBER
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_qth=SBEN
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-01 2022 G4RRA       085 DX         KF6T         379
> PLAC
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0389
> QSO: 14000 CW 2011-10-01 2110 G4RRA       089 DX         K6RB         474
> SCRU
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0375
> QSO: 14000 CW 2011-10-01 2126 G4RRA       092 DX         AA6PW        449
> ORAN
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0559
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-02 1827 G4RRA       109 DX         W6UE        1787
> LANG
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=1797
> QSO: 28000 CW 2011-10-02 1836 G4RRA       114 DX         K6GT         921
> SCLA
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0923
>    Comment: G4RRA busted as G3RRA
> QSO: 28000 CW 2011-10-02 1840 G4RRA       116 DX         NI6T        2043
> TEHA
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0421
> QSO: 28000 CW 2011-10-02 1855 G4RRA       122 DX         AA6PW       1730
> ORAN
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=1720
>    Comment: G4RRA busted as G4RAA
> QSO: 28000 CW 2011-10-02 1908 G4RRA       127 DX         W6YX        2570
> SCLA
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0257
> QSO: 28000 CW 2011-10-02 1911 G4RRA       129 DX         W6OSP        741
> NAPA
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0841
> QSO: 28000 PH 2011-10-02 1937 G4RRA       135 DX         N6O         1203
> CCOS
>    Full Credit was given for this QSO
>    Comment: Should be 10m CW - no penalty
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-02 2013 G4RRA       145 DX         K6AQL        350
> MONT
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=35
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-02 2015 G4RRA       147 DX         K6LA        2213
> LANG
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=2312
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-02 2015 G4RRA       148 DX         NO6F        1705
> SMAT
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=1805
> QSO: 21000 PH 2011-10-02 2103 G4RRA       155 DX         KI6LZ       1398
> LANG
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_qth=VENT
> QSO: 21000 PH 2011-10-02 2112 G4RRA       157 DX         N6PN         452
> CCOS
>    Full Credit was given for this QSO
>    Comment: Should be 15m CW - no penalty
> QSO: 21000 CW 2011-10-02 2117 G4RRA       159 DX         AC6YY        195
> SCLA
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_nr=0295
> QSO: 14000 CW 2011-10-02 2159 G4RRA       178 DX         K6WC         796
> SBER
>    Points were reduced because of: Err_qth=SBEN
>
> Summary:
> G4RRA  QTH: DX
>
> Before Log Checking:
>   Total Raw QSO's:  178   CW: 102  PH: 76
>   Claimed Mults:    49
>   QSO Points Claimed: 458
>   Claimed Score: 22442
> After Log Checking:
>   Duplicate QSO's: 0
>   Total Valid (non-dupe) QSO's:  178
>   CW QSO's: Full Credit: 83 Half-Credit: 19  No-credit (NIL or
> Multiple Errors): 0
>   PH QSO's: Full Credit: 74 Half-Credit: 2  No-credit (NIL or Multiple
> Errors): 0
>   Total QSO's verified in other logs or judged by humans: 169 or 95 percent
>   Checked Mults:   50
>   QSO Points granted: 427.5
>   FINAL SCORE:  21375
>
> Histogram shows the number of times each mult was worked for credit:
>
>    3 ALAM    2 ALPI    4 AMAD    0 BUTT    3 CALA    6 CCOS    1 COLU    0
> DELN
>    9 ELDO    2 FRES    0 GLEN    0 HUMB    3 IMPE    5 INYO    0 KERN    2
> KING
>    1 LAKE   10 LANG    3 LASS    1 MADE    3 MARN    1 MARP    1 MEND    0
> MERC
>    3 MODO    2 MONO    2 MONT    2 NAPA    4 NEVA    7 ORAN    6 PLAC    1
> PLUM
>    1 RIVE    4 SACR    4 SBAR    2 SBEN    4 SBER   12 SCLA    7 SCRU   14
> SDIE
>    1 SFRA    1 SHAS    2 SIER    1 SISK    3 SJOA    5 SLUI    3 SMAT    2
> SOLA
>    8 SONO    0 STAN    1 SUTT    3 TEHA    1 TRIN    3 TULA    1 TUOL    5
> VENT
>    0 YOLO    3 YUBA
> G4RRA
> LS,G4RRA   , Version 2.2 - 2008 , 178 , 0 , 49 , 102 , 76 , 22442 ,169
> , 0 , 19 , 0 , 2 , 50 , 21375 , DX , DX
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:54 PM, John Miller <webaron at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dean:
> >
> > Posting the Logs is EZ.  Just a list with links.
> >
> > LCRs requires more work:  Step 1) generating the LCR itself as a custom
> > report and then Step 2) privately emailing the recipient, since each is a
> > private report.
> >
> > For Step 1, we don't have the resources to automatically generate the
> LCRs
> > but perhaps if you ask nicely, the WPX guys can share their software
> tools
> > with us.  For Step 2, we just need manpower to send the emails out once
> the
> > LCR reports are ready.
> >
> > 73,
> > John, K6MM
> >
> >
> > On Nov 26, 2013, at 10:47 AM, D Faklis wrote:
> >
> > Update:  I received comments from four:  K6RB, W6SX, WX5S, NW2K, all in
> > support, if resources permit.
> >
> > John K6MM, can you tell us if we can do something like CQ WPX on our
> website
> > (for 2014):
> >
> > Logs:  http://www.cqwpx.com/publiclogs/
> > LCRs: http://www.cqwpx.com/lcr/
> >
> > If so, do we have the resources to do it?  If we are lacking, what is
> > needed?
> >
> > All, any additional comments, please send. Thanks!
> >
> > 73, Dean, NW2K
> >
> >
> > From: D Faklis <dfaklis at yahoo.com>
> > To: "cwo at kkn.net" <cwo at kkn.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:57 PM
> > Subject: Public Logs and LCRs
> > In the spirit of education and continuous improvement, I would like to
> have
> > a discussion on whether or not to make the CWO logs and LCRs public
> > (available for download at the CWops website).
> >
> > As you know, CQ WW, CQ WPX, CQ WW RTTY, and perhaps other serious
> contests,
> > make the logs (and in some cases LCRs) public.
> >
> > Please comment.  Thank you.
> >
> > 73, Dean, NW2K
> >
> >
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