World Contest Station Database Original Concept and Data Collection by Scott Tuthill,
K7ZO Last Updated March 9, 2004 |
This database, currently comprising 2671 HF contest stations worldwide, was begun by K7ZO in the 1995-97 timeframe and has been continually updated. In 2001, the workload involved in updating the database manually was becoming too much, but I was unwilling to make a transition to direct online updating because of the security problems that might ensue.
Fortunately, Mike, NF4L rode to the rescue and wrote a nifty little program to update the database quickly and easily. With that, I have been able to keep up with updating on a monthly basis.
The reason for all this explanation is to emphasize that you should not expect your information to be updated in the database as soon as you enter it; typically, there will be a 2-4 week lag. If I can figure out a better way to do it, I'll change things, but until then...
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the database. The basic query is by callsign, but as time permits and I learn more about SQL, I will add queries to permit you to find out which stations use what antennas, radios, and software.
Pete Smith, N4ZR