K1AR Announcements, CW, Log checking

Correction to CQWW CW 2020 Results

After the results for the CQ WW CW 2020 Contest were published, feedback from a few stations uncovered a small scoring error in our software. This error caused some stations not to get zone multiplier credit if the only zone 5 station they worked was in the Canadian Maritimes. We said it was a small error!

There were 817 scores that went up (out of 9103 entries). Most gained one extra zone multiplier. We want everyone to get full credit for the score they earned, so we have updated the online database with the corrected scores.

The log checking reports have also been updated. You can see the revised LCR using the same encrypted link you received in your email.

We apologize for the error and appreciate your understanding.

KR2Q Announcements, Log checking

Crowd-sourcing for identifying outliers in CQWW logs

The CQWW contest committee, specifically, the log checking sub-group, uses many tools to scrutinize all logs.  One of the tools is used to establish Benchmarks across various parameters.  Benchmarking only establishes expected “norms” by comparing logs to each other.  One potential issue with Benchmarking is that if everybody cheats, then everybody still “looks normal.”  Fortunately, the vast majority do not cheat.

CQWW has decided to pilot making one of our benchmarking tools public. The expectation is that more reviewers will result in wider and faster identification of potential issues (flags).

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