[SOC] We need your help!

[Tim Carter - Founder W3ATB.com]

I would participate in a Sprint.

My suggestion is to mimic what you see in many of the QRP fun contests,
such as the Skeeter Hunt, Flight of the Bumblebees, and the Zombie Shuffle.

Make scoring BASIC. Each QSO is worth a point - Period. Use the honor
system.

*NO ONE CARES BUT THE WINNER* about who wins! So why go to all the work
futzing with incomplete logs, E-certificates, blah blah blah?

Use Google Forms to allow people to publish their scores - it sends the
data to a spreadsheet. You can have two simple fields:

Call Sign
Score

Then, publish the URL of the spreadsheet so anyone interested can see how
it all went.

Here's a Google Form I just created to show you how easy this is:

https://forms.gle/9uVSXTySkGdWtBKh8

Here's how the Spreadsheet would look:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ql8ugi-c3f_BryW7qGFKtsXHaF6dqMipWIxWMt2B-o/edit?usp=sharing


On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 9:25 AM SOC HQ <soc at f5pbl.fr> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Following a request sent by Leo, #1438, we are considering reactivation of
> the SOC Sprints.
> Cf. https://www.qsl.net/soc/contests.htm
>
> At SOC HQ, we have already done some brainstorming but we now need your
> help. Do not worry, this will be quick and
> painless o:)
>
> Here is the main idea: one or two yearly Marathon Sprints will take place,
> depending on interest shown by this poll. The
> past editions were scheduled on the 2nd Saturday of March and the 2nd
> Saturday of September, from 1800Z till 2359Z.
> Please note that when the sprints were suspended years ago, there was
> definitely NOT enough interest to support two per
> year.
> The main goal will be to make "as much" CW QSOs as possible, in every
> (legal) way it pleases you: quick shots, 30
> minutes chats or whatever. Some bonuses may be gained for using special
> dresses or SOC capabilities (e.g. QLF).
>
> And now comes our call for your help:
>
> - if such a SOC Sprint is brought back to life, would you enter it?
> - would you prefer one Sprint (if so, please indicate your preferred
> Saturday) or two Sprints as originally planned?
> - even if you do not intend to be on air for this Sprint, would you
> eventually be ready to manage it? That means
> collecting logs, checking them, writing up some global report which will
> be posted on our site and, last but not least,
> taking care of the (e-)certificates to be sent?
> As you may see on our website, the activity during the past SOC Sprints
> was rather low. But you know the golden rule:
> "Past performance is not an indication of any future performance."
>
> Feel free to flood us with your answers ; the more they are, the funniest
> it will be.
>
> --
> 73/72!
>
> The unknown SOC Secretary
>
> https://www.qsl.net/soc
>
> Competence is tolerated, but not encouraged
> I demand the right to make a fool of myself in any way I see fit
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