1. New Summary Report - 19 November 2015
Survey: WAG Survey 2015

2. 5. If you were able to work only a restricted number of contests per year – from which number on would WAG be included?
Value
Percent
Count
3 possible contests per year
12.1% 10
5 possible contests per year
16.9% 14
10 possible contests per year
34.9% 29
more than 10 possible contests per year
36.1% 30
Total 83
Sum
390.0
Average
7.4
StdDev
3.0
Max
10.0

3. 10. When do you normally decide how many hours you will operate in WAG?
Value
Percent
Count
At the latest on the weekend before WAG
8.3% 7
During the week before WAG
21.4% 18
On Friday evening before WAG or on Saturday
3.6% 3
During WAG
66.7% 56
Total 84

4. 11. What factors define or restrict your op-time (multiple answers possible)?
Value
Percent
Count
Fitness
14.3% 12
Goals
15.5% 13
Pleasure&mood
29.8% 25
Family activities and other obligations
63.1% 53
Condx
58.3% 49
Total 84

5. Motives Value Percent Count
Enjoying runs when being a rare or semirare station/multiplier
26.2% 22
Having ties to Germany
17.9% 15
Ranking in my country
Collecting points for awards (e.g. DLD)
20.2% 17
Possibly coming close to a TopTen rank
10.7% 9
Finding at least a few hours to have some operation fun
60.7% 51
Improving my result from the previous year
38.1% 32
Working as many QSOs as possible in the available time
51.2% 43
Winning my category or rank as high as possible
Total 84

6. 17. Do you look up your result and compare it with previous years or that of other competitors' after publication of the scores?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
71.8% 61 No
20.0% 17
No comment
8.2% 7
Total 85

7. 18. Would you like to operate more seriously as a competitor but do not have a fitting goal to be motivated enough?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
27.9% 22 No
72.2% 57
Total 79

8. 20. In which category do you operate most often (multiple answers possible)?
Value
Percent
Count
SO CW LP
38.1% 32
SO CW HP
19.1% 16
SO Mix LP
28.6% 24
SO Mix HP
21.4% 18
SO MIX QRP
7.1% 6
SWL
2.4% 2
In a multioperator team
6.0% 5
Total 84

9. 22. Do you read your UBN report about the deductions from your score as a result of the logcheck?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
79.8% 67 No
9.5% 8
Didn't know about it
10.7% 9
Total 84

10. 23. If CW, how do you key CW: Value Percent Count By software 29.0% 20
By key/paddle
15.9% 11
Mostly by software, only occasionally by key/paddle
55.1% 38
Total 69

11. 24. Which of these antenna setups is describing yours best?
Value
Percent
Count
Indoorantenna
2.4% 2
One antenna for all bands
26.2% 22
One lowband antenna and a non-rotable antenna for the highbands
20.2% 17
Several lowband antennas and a rotable antenna for the highbands
34.5% 29
One antenna for 80m, a beam for 40m and several rotable antennas for the highbands
Total 84

12. 25. Do you operate with CAT? Value Percent Count Yes 71.8% 61 No 23.5%20
Unknown
4.7% 4
Total 85

13. 26. Do you operate SO2R (single operator, 2 tranceivers)
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
18.1% 15 No
81.9% 68
Total 83

14. 27. Do you log the contest Value Percent Count
With a contest logging software
90.6% 77
Initially on paper
5.9% 5
With a logbook software
3.5% 3
Total 85

15. 28. How do you ensure to stay away from the contestfree segments (multiple answers possible)?
Value
Percent
Count
Warning function of contest logging software
14.6% 12
From memory
43.9% 36
Pdf-file from WAG website
37.8% 31
Paper notes at the station
31.7% 26
Total 82

16. 31. Which of these sources do you use (multiple answers possible)?
Value
Percent
Count
Clusterspots
50.6% 43
RBN-spots
36.5% 31
Own skimmer
4.7% 4
Nothing of the above
37.7% 32
Total 85

17. 32. Do you call CQ by yourself?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
78.6% 66
(No)
21.4% 18
Total 84

18. 34. Do you use the DCL? Value Percent Count Yes 9.5% 8 No 27.4% 23
Unknown
63.1% 53
Total 84

19. 35. Do you use LotW? Value Percent Count Yes 64.3% 54 No 32.1% 27
Unknown
3.6% 3
Total 84

20. 36. How do you rate the QSL reply rate of contest participants?
Value
Percent
Count
Good
33.7% 28
Average
27.7% 23
Poor
7.2% 6
No comment
31.3% 26
Total 83

21. 37. Do you download your award as pdf from the WAG website?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
58.8% 50 No
21.2% 18
Did not know about
20.0% 17
Total 85

22. 38. How important would be for you:
Empty Cell
very much
somewhat
not
Responses
Plaques for winning a category 33
41.8 % 25
31.6 % 21
26.6 % 79
Stickers fo TopTen ranks 22
28.9 % 26
34.2 % 28
36.8 % 76
New award motives each year 23
29.1 %
32.9 % 30
38.0 %
Souvenir per order (ca.15 €) for e.g. 200 different DOKs 11
14.3 % 27
35.1 % 39
50.6 % 77

23. 40. Do you connect to livescores to continuously upload your actual score there?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
16.5% 14 No
74.1% 63
Unknown
9.4% 8
Total 85

24. 41. Should WAG add a „basic“ category like „LP mixed, no rotable antenna and no part of the antenna(s) being higher up than 12m“?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
29.8% 25 No
23.8% 20
No opinion
46.4% 39
Total 84

25. 43. Should WAG add SSB categories?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
34.1% 29 No
23.5% 20
No opinion
42.4% 36
Total 85

26. 44. Should all logs (except checklogs) be public after submitting deadline?
Value
Percent
Count
Yes
68.2% 58 No
4.7% 4
No opinion
27.1% 23
Total 85

27. 45. Should WAG publish score deduction after logcheck in percent
Value
Percent
Count
For TopTen (as it is now)
31.0% 26
The best quarter per category
9.5% 8
The best half per category
2.4% 2
All participants (except checklogs)
57.1% 48
Total 84

28. 46. Should individual log checking reports be published
Value
Percent
Count
No, only for the individual participant (as it is now)
49.4% 41
Stations ranking in TopTen
12.1% 10
Best quarter per category
3.6% 3
Best half of category
0.0%
All participants
34.9% 29
Total 83

29. 48. Which of the contents on the WAG website (http://www. darc
48. Which of the contents on the WAG website ( do you use (multiple answers possible)?
Value
Percent
Count
Pages “Tips&Info”
28.4% 23
Link for submitting the log
88.9% 72
Logging tips / software list
16.1% 13
Results of previous years
74.1% 60
Download of award
50.6% 41
Rules
91.4% 74
Statistics
33.3% 27
Total 81