IOTA Ltd VE3LYCよりのClub Log Matchingに関しての報告

先ほど2017年12月5日午前5時にVE3LYC CezarさんよりClub Log Matchingに関しての報告がIOTA-chasers Forumに掲載されました。IOTA-world.orgのIOTA委員会からの報告には未掲載でしたのでここに転載します。ご一読のうえ、参考ください。GoogleTranslateにて和訳してください。

Gentlemen,

Please allow me to summarize our process below, and include some updates:

(1)    IOTA Validation Team aims to identify, check, accept, and link logs uploaded at Club Log by IOTA operations carried out starting 1 Jan 2016 to islands which are part of IOTA references with MWL < 50% (MWL stands for Most Wanted Listing).

(2)    Additionally, I have identified, checked, accepted, and linked about 5,000 logs at Club Log for IOTA operations carried out prior to 1 Jan 2016. My focus was on operations from IOTA group with MWL < 50%, but I have also added a number of operations from MWL > 50%.

(3)    Until now the above was done only for logs with standard names, i.e. identical to the callsigns used during the operation. The process of reliably identifying the island name, IOTA reference, and the period of time is not trivial in case of island jumping, IOTA jumping, and it is virtually impossible without the operator’s assistance in case of stations using the same callsign for mainland and island operations. If such information cannot be obtained, the respective log cannot be offered for QSO matching, despite the fact that we are very much aware that if does include IOTA operations. A relatively small percentage of IOTA operators have so far provided useful, reliable feedback to our specific requests related to their old activations.

(4)    I have just finished checking over 1300 old operations, which will be added for QSO matching in the next few days. It was a laborious task. Worth noting, many of the logs for these operations have non-standard names. As you may recall, we promised to address this issue, and I am happy to report that we will be able to provide the membership soon with a step-by-step procedure how to claim credits based on these type of logs.

(5)    We will not provide a list of the stations which decided to delay the QSO matching for their operations. If you cannot obtain a QSO match with an operation with MWL < 50% after the 30-day waiting period, it is most likely that the QSO matching was delayed.

(6)    While we attempt to identify every single operation with MWL < 50%, and then search for its possible log at Club Log in order to offer it for QSO matching, it is possible to miss one every now and then. If you notice any such omission, please don’t hesitate to email us at info@iota-world.org<mailto:info@iota-world.org>. Any report should include the callsign, island name, IOTA reference, approximate period of activity, and the name of the log at Club Log.

(7)    Once the addition indicated at point 3 above will be implemented, IOTA Ltd will be able to offer QSO matching for about 10% of all the IOTA operations in our database. Meanwhile, based on the statistics available for 2016-17, note that 50% of all IOTA operations with MWL < 50% upload their logs at Club Log.

(8)    As the IOTA Management reported at the last October RSGB Convention, the total number of credits claimed by the membership in 2017 compared with the same period of 2016 has increased by more than 50%, despite a reduction by about 20% in those claimed through QSL cards. This clearly shows that the implementation of the QSO matching has been very successful.

(9)    Nevertheless, this obviously remains a work in progress, as we will continue to add operations and improve the system.

GL & 73,

Cezar, VE3LYC

たいへんなご苦労のようですね。2016年以前のIOTAオペレーション分が随時利用可能になりそうです。ぜひ、Club Log Matchingをご確認ください。