Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
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> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of David Robbins
> K1TTT
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:34 PM
> To: 'reflector cq-contest'
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Best & worst scenarios - 3830 postings
>
>
> I would rather have everyone post scores in real time... isn't that
what I
> said? If everyone posted in real time then the 3830 debate would be moot
> since all the scores would be collected automatically by the real time
> scoreboard and you would know at the end of the contest who won (assuming
> log checking doesn't shift order of finish of course).
> But (at least for the forseeable future) you won't get everyone to post
> scores in realtime.
>
> Not everyone has or can get a high speed Internet connection.
>
> For example, suppose I somehow glom onto a hunting cabin up in Volwinkle PA,
> the upper corner of Clarion County, near the border with Forest County?
> Very quiet from an RF standpoint. But no dependable cell phone coverage.
> No Internet connections. No telephone. No packet network access on VHF.
> (And if you don't believe that places like this exist, talk with N3SBF &
> KB3GMN, because this is exactly where there cabin is located, and my club
> has operated in the Pa QSO Party from there).
Let us not forget that mobile operations are disqualified.
> How could I possibly participate in a real time scoring system?
Well, you could buy into satellite network access I suppose. I suppose
the mobile station could come up with something also.
But there is one huge problem. I don't know about others, but I'm in
this for the radio, not for some hotshot expensive remote internet
access scheme. If I had to have real time net access, I suppose I'd just
do something more radio oriented that weekend.
> Would you disqualify my log because the computer tells you that my home
> address has Internet, regardless of where I operated from?
>
> Would I have to apply for an "exemption?" And what if someone with a stick
> up his, er, ah, someone who's just plain doesn't care decides not to grant
> it to me?
What happens when during the middle of the contest, someone runs their
car into a telephone pole, eliminating your internet access?
> Sorry. We're just not ready for Universal "Real Time" Scoring yet. IMHO,
> YMMV.
Ron, just as a example, imagine the reaction if I implemented a rule
that would make remote operations, mobiles, county line stations, and
rovers not eligible. I'd be lucky to come out of that one with my health
intact! 8^)
If I were to ask for contesters to do one thing, it would be to vet
their suggestions according to a formula.
Is my suggested change going to give me a competitive advantage over
other Ops?
Is my suggested change going to disqualify other operators?
Is my suggested change practical?
Too many proposed changes solve one problem, and create a few more.
- 73 de Mike N3LI -
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