[Cwo] 2014 CW Open

[D Faklis]

All, 

Below please find a simple analysis of the overlap in participation between the SEP NA Sprint CW and The CW Open.  This is incomplete data and the overlap between the two events can only increase.  

One worthwhile goal is to maximize this overlap in participation.  Having the contests adjacent in time works against this goal.

Below is 8 SEP 2013 NA Sprint CW Logs Received (deadline is not until 15 SEP 2013)

* after callsign means they also participated in The 2013 CW Open

Based on this ealy and limited dataset, 130 logs from NA Sprint, 58 operated The CW Open (45% overlap).  Approximately half play in both.  73, Dean, NW2K

AA3B*  KE3X  NO3M*  
AA4GA*  KL7RA  NQ5K*  
AE6Y  KO7AA  NR5M  
KØAD*  KTØA  NS8Q  
KØEJ  KU7Y*  NWØM*  
KØEU  KU8E*  VE3CX  
KØOU  KY4F  VE3JM  
KØRF*  KZ2V  VE3KI*  
KØUK  KZ5D*  VE3RCN  
K1AR  NØAC  VE7JH*  
K1GU*  NØAT*  VE9AA*  
K1IMI*  NØAX  WØBH*  
K1TN  NØTA*  WØETT  
K1ZZI*  N1EN*  W1EBI  
K2KQ  N1LN*  W1MJ  
K2NV  N2IC  W1UJ*  
K2UA  N2NC  W1WEF  
K3LR  KH2/N2NL  W2VJN*  
K3STX  N2NT  W3KB*  
K3UA  N3QE*  W4NZ*  
K4BAI*  N4AF*  W4PA  
K4RO*  N4DW*  W5OV  
K4TD*  N4NA  W6OAT  
K5GN  N4PN*  W6RGG  
K5TR*  N4ZR  W6RKC  
K5ZD  N5DO  W6SX*  
K6LA  N5RZ  W6YX  
K6SRZ  N6AN  W7CT  
K6ZH  N6TR  W8WTS  
K7BG  N6TV  W9CF  
K7HP*  N6WIN  W9PA  
K7RF*  N6XI*  W9RE*  
K7SS  N7XU*  WC7S*  
K7WA  N8EA*  WDØT*  
K8IA  N8SS*  WM9I  
K9BGL  N9CK  WN4AFP*  
K9GY  NAØN  WQ5L  
K9NW*  NA4K*  WS7L  
KB7Q  ND8L*  WU9D*  
KB9OWD  NF4A  WW2Y  
KC7V  NN7SS   NW2K*  
W1NN*  WJ9B*  N6RO*
K8MR*  N5ZO*  WA6URY*
W7OM*  N3BB*

----- Original Message -----
From: D Faklis <dfaklis at yahoo.com>
To: cwo at kkn.net; Rob K6RB <k6rb at baymoon.com>
Cc: Jim Talens <jtalens at verizon.net>; 'Peter Chamalian W1RM' <w1rm at comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Cwo] 2014 CW Open

Please forgive me in advance...we have some facts concerning the AUG-SEP 2014 calendar (i.e NA Sprint CW, first Sat night following first monday in SEP) and we have several unknowns.  

The dates of the various related QSO parties are not yet cast and it would be nice to know them.  In fact, the date of the 2014 CW Open will influence their thinking.  Based on logs submitted in previous years and this year's experience with CO, state QSO parties will have a measurable impact on us, which we can quantify.

As stated in my earlier email, YODX is always planned for the last weekend in AUG, but not in 2013, which suggests that the date for YODX 2014 is an unknown.  Perhaps Bruce has YODX in the perpetual calendar as the last weekend in AUG, and perhaps the YODX folks are thinking otherwise for 2014.  Perhaps they'd be more than happy to move to 23 AUG if they have already chosen 30 AUG.  As far as I know, we have not communicated with them and we don't know the precise date of YODX 2014.  

In addition, and I tried to find it...we don't know the date of JA Ham Fair 2014.  This date impacts our thinking and ability to grow JA participation.

Regarding being adjacent to the NA Sprint CW, I will do a quick analysis on that to see who operates in both.  Based on those facts, we might decide to poll them.

I'd be happy to have a phone call etc to discuss/vote, but not before we generate more facts concerning the 2014 calendar.  

73, Dean, NW2K