This may very well work for this contest and it will be an interesting trial.
I'll tell you right now it won't work for Rovers in contests that have
Rovers. I was in quite a few locations in the 10 GHz contest in the
last couple years where there was no cell phone coverage, no internet
and no other liaison other than on a VHF frequency. And if I did
happen to be in a spot where there was internet access, I was more
interested in operating than in trying to establish such access.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Ward Silver <hwardsil@gmail.com> wrote:
>> If we want to get rookies into contesting, we need to keep it as simple as
>> possible.
>
> You might want to consult the potential rookies on this. To them, the Web is
> what they consider "as simple as possible" - not all this logging and
> exporting and emailing.
>
> Talking to our Web-savvy potential replacements, they simply can not believe
> that we engage in exciting, worldwide competitions and then have to send in a
> log and wait for months before the results are available. The typical
> response I get on this topic is an emphatic "Lame!" and their interest turns
> off like a light switch.
>
> This is not hard. Read the rules carefully - there are three ways to play:
> 1) Get a free copy of N1MM logger with the built-in software interface for
> the contest
> 2) Download your own free copy of a simple contest logging program for
> Windows-based machines
> 3) Open up a browser window to the getscores.org site and log on-line (this
> is the 21st century version of paper and pencil)
>
> Don't have broadband? I believe the software developer(s) are building in
> enough buffering for you to log off-line in N1MM and then run the dial-up
> connection for a few minutes and dump in your QSOs either during the contest
> or at its conclusions. There will be ten minutes after the contest to finish
> up and submit all pending QSOs.
>
> Why not implement this for existing contests? Too much infrastructure
> already out there. This was a golden opportunity to both create a contest
> more in tune with the needs and abilities of new hams and at the same time
> open up radiosport to real-time logging and scoring.
>
> There are literally millions of people all over the world engaging in
> real-time, on-line competitions 24/7/365. That's the way people do things
> now. We need to get with the program and take advantage of the technology
> while preserving the key elements of radio contesting.
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
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