On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 04:12:59PM -0500, Jamie Dupree wrote:
>
> I love all the ideas about a contest cookbook and more - but why a book?
> Why not just all kinds of information assembled and presented
> via the internet?
When was the last time you read an entire book that was published on the
Internet?
Books are excellent because they can be used anywhere - not just where
you have a computer. The web hasn't made all printed media obsolete
by any means.
> The recent battle with the ARRL over contest information in QST
> really might be over already in one way. We don't wait for months =
> anymore to
> see our scores - we immediately put them on the net. =20
We do not immediately post scores on the net (I assume you are
referring to 3830@contesting.com.) We post score _rumors_. There is a
HUGE difference.
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