The Dooper Snooper. Gotta love it. You've got to sort out the rules of the
WAD, however. How about you can only work 100 stations, over and over and
the contest is open ended...it never ends. Sort of a "Groundhog Day" deal.
But, wow, look at that bandmap!!
with way too much time on my hands,
73, Mark, K9GX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Hilding" <dx35@hilding.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Cc: <andrew.faber@gte.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 1:53 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Worked All Dupes (WAD) Contest
> Happy 4th of July, fellow Contesters...the "Mother of all Contests" may be
> coming soon to a Bandmap near you :-)
>
> 73...
>
> Rick, K6VVA
>
> [From an NCCC Post with permission from AE6Y to use his comments about
> Dupes on Field Day]
>
> "SIDEBAR": Ya gotta know I got Andy's permission in writing, 'cuz he's an
> Attorney :-)
>
> =======
> (Captured from the [NCCC] [W6YX-NEWS] W6YX/K6SU Field Day Results
> thread)...
>
> Contesting Guru Andy, AE6Y, wrote:
>
>> It was actually worse than indicated, as I started telling dupes that we
>> worked before, and didin't rework them. Only one station argued (and I
>> was
>> correct, but maybe they logged us wrong), so I just worked that one
>> again.
>> When things were slow, I would work the dupe, just to put something in
>> the
>> log and keep talking, hi.
>
> Methinks part of the FD dupe problems come from so many "once-a-year" ops
> that show up and either don't know how to use the software (or whoever set
> things up didn't turn on dupe control)...or else they do not use any
> software.
>
> Well, all of the comments got me to thinking.
>
> What about a brand spankng new contest... "Worked All Dupes" (a/k/a
> "WAD")???
>
> Since the 4th of July is just around the corner, images came to mind of
> all the "Pooper Scoopers" that follow the Equestrian entries in the
> parades.
>
> So, Andy...Mr. CQPWIN creator/programmer...how about a CQPWIN "WAD"
> contest module, that has a special SO2R "DUPER SNOOPER" feature? Just
> think about all the fun and excitement of watching Bandmaps automatically
> fill up with Dupes to work!!! While you're working dupes on one band, the
> Duper Snooper" is quietly auto-scannng another band and Packet sources via
> Artifical Intelligence Modules to populate the "Mother of all
> Dupes-To-Work Lists".
>
> Gotta be great, OM. Go-For-It. {next comment deleted}
>
> 73...
>
> Rick, K6VVA * The Locust
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