How to Run This Slide Show

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How to Run This Slide Show

• The usual PowerPoint presentation is a very
  linear affair, you just move from one slide to
  the next. If you try that with this one, you
  will get totally messed up as it uses hyperlinks
  to arrange the order of the slides.
• So, use the mouse to click on the forward and
  back arrows at the top of the slide to move to
  the next or previous slide.
• Click on the underlined hyperlinks in the slides
  to see more detail
• To get to the first slide in the show from here
  you can either click on the Forward arrow at the
  top right of this slide or you can click on this
  hyperlink
• Problems? Hyperlink structure explanation

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PROBLEMS?

• The presentation was generated using MS
  PowerPoint 2000
• Ive had reports that some later versions of
  PowerPoint can totally mess up the hyperlink
  structure
• If you seem to have this problem please let me
  know.
• jimsmith_at_shaw.ca

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HYPERLINK STRUCTURE EXPLANATION

• BACK ARROW
• FORWARD ARROW
• SLIDE ORGANIZATION CHART

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BACK ARROW

• Takes you to the previous slide
• This might be the previous slide in a sequence of
  slides at the same level or, if its the first
  slide in the sequence it will take you to the
  next higher level
• Used to back up to a previous slide in a sequence
  of slides at the same level to help answer a
  question

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FORWARD ARROW

• Takes you to the next slide
• This might be the next slide in a sequence of
  slides at the same level or, if its the last
  slide in the sequence it will take you to the
  next higher level
• Used to proceed to the next step in the
  presentation

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SLIDE ORGANIZATION CHART

• Shows how each slide fits into the presentation
• Find the Org Chart Here or online
• Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent

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PACIFIC NORTH WEST CHALLENGE TROPHY COMPETITION

• Presented at the first meeting of the Orca DXCC
  on Oct 16, 2010

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PNW CHALLENGE TROPHY COMPETITION

• WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
• HOW DOES A CLUB MEMBER CONTRIBUTE POINTS TOWARDS
  THE PNW TROPHY?
• HOW DO WE KNOW HOW WERE DOING?
• QUESTIONS?
• THE END

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WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT

• OBJECTIVE
• DESCRIPTION
• SCOPE

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OBJECTIVE

• To stimulate contest participation in the Pacific
  North West region.

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DESCRIPTION

• A friendly competition among 4 Clubs in the PNW
  region (plus Idaho)
• The winner is the club with the greatest total
  number of contest points accumulated in major
  contests during the Sep to Jul contest season
• The Trophy is presented to the winning club at
  the PNW DX Convention

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WHICH CLUBS?

• BCDXC
• W Wash DXC
• Willamette Valley DXC
• Spokane DXA,
• Orca is not currently a participant but we have
  applied to become one.
• Hard to imagine that we wouldn't be accepted.
• Hopefully before CQ WW SSB at the end of this
  month but probably not

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WHICH CONTESTS?

• CQWWDX RTTY
• CQWWDX SSB
• CQWWDX CW
• ARRL RTTY ROUNDUP
• CQWPX RTTY
• ARRL DX CW
• ARRL DX SSB
• CQ WPX SSB
• CQ WPX CW
• IARU

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SCOPE

• OVERALL CLUB REGION BOUNDARY
• MEMBERSHIP

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OVERALL CLUB REGION BOUNDARY

• Operations are restricted to stations located in
  
• BC
• WA
• OR
• ID
• ID because a number of members of Spokane DXA
  live in ID

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MEMBERSHIP

• For a member's points to count for a particular
  contest she must
• Be a member in good standing of at least one of
  the clubs at the time of the contest
• Have operated from a station located within the
  Overall Club Region Boundary
• Doesn't have to be a member's station

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CLUB MEMBER POINTS CONTRIBUTION

• HOW DOES A CLUB MEMBER EARN PNW CUP POINTS?
• HOW ARE THEY ALLOCATED TO THE CLUBS?
• HOW ARE THEY SUBMITTED SO THEY GET TO COUNT FOR
  THE PNW CUP?

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HOW A CLUB MEMBER EARNS PNW CUP POINTS

• SINGLE OP
• MULTI-OP

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SINGLE OP

• The points earned by a Single-Op member in a
  particular contest is equal to the claimed raw
  score made in the contest
• No supporting documentation required - just the
  claimed score
• Doesn't matter who owns the station
• Doesnt matter whose call is used

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MULTI-OP

• AT A MEMBERS STATION
• AT A NON-MEMBERS STATION

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AT A MEMBER'S STATION

• Any member's station - doesn't matter which Club
• The total points made by the station are divided
  equally among the members.
• Non-members are ignored in this calculation
• EXAMPLE

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MEMBERS STATION POINTS EXAMPLE

• VE7UM makes 1M points. He has 10 newbie ops who
  don't belong to any of the clubs, himself, 2 ops
  from WWDXC and 1 from BCDXC
• The members each get 1/4 of the total points or
  250K to allocate as they see fit
• Normally this would mean that Orca gets 1/4
  250k points, WWDXC gets 2/4 500k and BCDXC gets
  1/4 250k

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AT A NON-MEMBER'S STATION

• Each member receives a pro-rata share of the
  points made by the station based on the total
  number of operators, including non-members
• EXAMPLE

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NON-MEMBERS STATION POINTS EXAMPLE

• VE7XYZ (a non-member) makes 4M points
• There are 8 ops
• 1 belongs to BCDXC and 2 to Orca. The rest are
  non-members
• Each member gets 1/8 500k points to allocate as
  they see fit
• Normally this would mean that BCDXC would get
  500K and Orca would get 1M

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HOW THE POINTS ARE ALLOCATED TO THE CLUBS

• A member may allocate his share of the points
  accumulated at a station to any or all of the
  clubs in any proportion that he chooses

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HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR POINTS

• E-mail raw score to VE7FO
• jimsmith_at_shaw.ca
• Don't forget to say how your points are to be
  allocated
• OR
• Post to 3830
• http//www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
• Your points will be allocated to whichever club
  you name in your 3830 post

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WHAT IS 3830?

• Back in the day at the end of a contest a number
  of folks would gather at 3830 kHz to announce
  their raw scores and swap stories about the
  contest
• Raw scores and stories can now be found at
  http//lists.contesting.com/_3830/

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HOW DO WE KNOW HOW WERE DOING?

• Once the deadline for a particular contest has
  passed, the PNW Cup Coordinators at each club
  post all their member's scores to a common
  spreadsheet
• Each club posts the spreadsheet on their website
• Here's what it looks like (online version)

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THE END

• Further details on the PNW Cup Competition will
  be announced on the Orca web site as they become
  available
• Thank you for your attention