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Re: [CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting

To: Bill Coleman <aa4lr@arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:51:00 -0500
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I totally agree, Bill. I was responding to a post that seemed to contemplate total disclosure -- "XX just moved to 40, so he must be looking for one of his famous skew path Asian mults ..." Yes, of course, a way can be found to disclose enough to be VERY interesting without giving away the store. Let's get on with it.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 08:22 PM 11/19/2004, Bill Coleman wrote:


On Nov 19, 2004, at 8:33 AM, Pete Smith wrote:

I'm hesitant. So much of being a successful contester is knowing when to go get the hard double mult on 40, or when to put which radio on which band, etc. Do we really want to make that all transparent to all competitors? It would be a little like allowing the other team into your huddle.

Depends on the granularity of the scoring and how much detail is provided. It's quite possible to do the scoring infrequently enough and summarized enough to conceal crucial operating information.


I know from operating at NQ4I that some of the M/Ms either call or e-mail each other with scoring information during the course of the contest. And there are tales of the late W4AN conversing with other contestors in instant messaging while contesting.

If nothing else, it sounds like fun, and isn't that what contesting is all about?

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901


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