Thanks for the reply Wayne. Seems like they should have gotten this wagon
hitched to the horse a long time ago if they expect to have many stations
participate. I'll just wait in the wings until a more developed interface
is available. From what I've been able to research so far it seems as
though the ARRL isn't quite sure what this contest should be. A way to get
more rookie stations involved in contesting or a way for computer geeks to
see real time updates. I personally feel the focus should be on getting the
participation first, then add the bells and whistles.
73,
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne, W5XD" <w5xd@writelog.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: April 11, 2010 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] ARRL Rookie Roundup
> The spec for uploading QSOs in real time for the Rookie Roundup was
> published this week. WL does not currently support it. The existing
> getscores.org plugin in current WriteLog distributions uploads scores (not
> QSOs) and therefore is not useful for this contest.
>
> (I also have to admit I have not yet come to an understanding of the value
> of the contest sponsor receiving the QSO information in real time compared
> to just scores. I can guess a few things: a) the sponsor's computation of
> scores in real time can't be spoofed, b) the QSOs have to be uploaded
> within
> a few minutes of logging them, removing the ability of fixing logs later
> c)
> maybe the sponsor will make something more than scores available back to
> the
> participants in real time?)
>
> Wayne, W5XD
>
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