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[CQ-Contest] Private Logs of Public Activity

To: "CQ-Contest Reflector" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Private Logs of Public Activity
From: "Ward Silver" <hwardsil@gmail.com>
Reply-to: Ward Silver <hwardsil@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:31:15 -0500
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It amazes me that for an activity conducted in public, that requires active 
participation of the public, and whose success depends on being as publically 
visible (or audible) as possible, logs are not immediately and widely public.

This issue will soon be moot since wide-band recordings are easy to make and 
easy to store.  The only thing missing is an online user interface for queries 
of time, frequency, and listening location.  An enterprising programmer will 
find it straightforward to automatically recreate the log of any station by 
using a CW decoder (now) or a voice transcription tool (soon - well, the 
security agencies have had this for years).  In fact, the whole concept of a 
"log" will disappear as soon as on-line contest QSO reporting becomes the norm.

If I want privacy, competing in a world-wide ham radio contest is not really 
the first activity I'd think of. This isn't canasta and I don't get extra 
points for "going out concealed".

73, Ward N0AX
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