W1VE said:
> Even so, it would be easy to report only total score/mults to
> a scoreboard.
> Would that satisfy the "old guard" mentality?
> I doubt it.
I disagree. Reporting only total score is about the only way I will ever
support a live scoreboard that can be seen by single ops. Has nothing to do
with "old guard" mentality. Has everything to do with the value of
information.
Randy, K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gerry Hull
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:45 AM
> To: Bill Turner
> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] tech challenge - SAY WHAT?
>
> Bill, Score Reporting is NOT spotting. I'd like to see you
> find ANY station in a contest by looking at someone's score breakdown.
>
> Even so, it would be easy to report only total score/mults to
> a scoreboard.
> Would that satisfy the "old guard" mentality?
> I doubt it.
>
> 73, Gerry W1VE
>
>
>
> On 5/28/07, Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net> wrote:
> >
> > ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> >
> > On Fri, 25 May 2007 20:51:43 -0400, Hank Greeb
> <n8xx@arrl.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > >Why do we say that to be in a particular category one must operate
> > >with pre 1980's technology?
> >
> > ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
> >
> > Why? Well, since you asked, a lot of us think that spotting
> networks
> > are a plague on contesting. A lot of us still like to use that big
> > knob in the middle of the radio to find stations to work.
> >
> > You can agree or disagree but that should answer your question.
> >
> > Bill W6WRT
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>
> --
> Gerry, W1VE/VE1RM
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