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Re: [CQ-Contest] What if we had real-time LOGGING?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] What if we had real-time LOGGING?
From: "Yuri VE3DZ" <ve3dz@rigexpert.net>
Reply-to: Yuri VE3DZ <ve3dz@rigexpert.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:44:26 -0500
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Mark,
This is a brilliant idea and I think it should be implemented at WRTC.

73 Yuri  VE3DZ / UT4UZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Bailey" <kd4d@comcast.net>
To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 4:15 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] What if we had real-time LOGGING?


> What if we had a contest where, instead of streaming audio and video,
> we had to submit our LOGS in real-time to the sponsor?  Heck, the
> results could be ready when the closing bell rang!
> 
> I think this could be a lot of fun, especially if it were
> combined with a real-time scoreboard - one that included
> all of the entries.  Unfortunately, not everyone has
> always-on, reliable, internet access, so this may not be
> practical.  Heck, I don't always have it...
> 
> When you bust a callsign, we can get some of those
> wonderful sportscasters to do color commentary:  "Well,
> KD4D sure blew that one.  A two qso penalty and a multiplier!
> That's gonna hurt..." :-)
> 
> I think we need a NEW contest to try this with.  This would
> be a different game and I love the current one too much
> to want to try this with, say, CQWW.  But I think it might
> be really exciting.  Maybe we could try a short
> contest - four hours or so just to see how it works.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Mark, KD4D
> 

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