[Cwo] 2014 CW Open Award Structure

[Alan Maenchen]

For the past 3 years, we combined trophies/plaques where it made sense.
Nothing new this time.

I agree that offering at least some hardwood for EU and AS makes some
sense. However, such awards are few and most folks who enter aren't in it
for that sort of award. I'd like to see some incentive to get ... say ..
>100 QSOs in a session. Not sure what that would take. Just an idea.

73, Alan  AD6E




On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Peter Chamalian W1RM <w1rm at comcast.net>wrote:

> I don't think it makes sense to have a trophy at all.  Here's why:
> The trophy will always be won by the high power entry.
> There is no way that the low power entry can match the score of the high
> power entry.
> Giving a trophy and a plaque is redundant.
> ICOM has combined the overall 3 session winner and (if that person wins one
> or more of the individual sessions) into one plaque.
>
> If we do want to do a trophy then I think the trophy should only go to the
> overall three session winner in each category, not just high power.
>
> I don't know the cost of the trophies but if ICOM is willing to buy three
> of
> them, how about CWops buys 6 more and give the trophy to the combined
> session winner in the three categories.
>
> As for plaques, I recently purchased one from a local vendor.  The plaque
> was not engraved but rather "printed" on specially coated material that
> formed the plaque.  The cost for an 8-1/2 x 11 plaque was under 30 and that
> was for one.  I would suspect the cost for multiples would earn a discount.
>
> Speaking of the 2013 plaques, mine has yet to arrive.
>
> For what it's worth...
>
>
> Pete, W1RM
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Faklis
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> Subject: [Cwo] 2014 CW Open Award Structure
>
> Let's have a discussion on a new award structure that can be designed to
> further enhance international participation in CWO.
>
> The current award structure is as follows:
>
> 1. Trophy for 1st place in each session.
> 2. Plaque for 1st place in each power level in each session 3. Trophy for
> overall combined score of all three sessions.
> 4. Plaque for 1st place for each power level in the combined score group.
> Note: if the same entrant wins multiple awards, they may be combined.
>
> In fact, in 2013, ICOM made the decision to combine awards.  One trophy and
> six plaques were issued.
>
> The CWO continues to grow both inside and outside of NA, but the current
> award structure favors the region with the most participation.  Perhaps we
> can come up with a cost-efficient method to incentivize amateurs in all ITU
> Regions 1, 2, and 3.
>
> Given three regions, three power levels, and three sessions, along with a
> budget that might be constant relative to 2013, we'll likely need to form a
> compromise.  Please circulate comments on this topic on this reflector.
> Thanks!
>
> 73, Dean, NW2K
>
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