Hi,
While I agree we have to make contesting more attractive for the new
generations who are used to "instant results, instant satisfaction" (or
frustration), this could be difficult to achieve for radio-sport.
Should a participant be disqualified if its internet connection goes down ?
No major participation should be allowed from remote islands ?
I thought one of the major interest of radio-amateurism was the ability to
handle communications from virtually anywhere without the need of public
infrastructures...
73,
Yan.
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Yannick DEVOS - XV4Y
http://xv4y.radioclub.asia/
http://www.qscope.org/
Le 28 nov. 2013 à 00:00, cq-contest-request@contesting.com a écrit :
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> Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:20:52 -0500
> From: N1MM <tfwagner@snet.net>
> To: Cq-Contest Reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] on line scores
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> I like posting my score to the scores sites. Why? Because seeing
> another comparable station there provides incentive to compete. I think
> there is probably more value there than in the spectator benefit that
> Rick is looking for.
>
> A lot of people have objected to requiring connection to a scores site,
> but why not try it in a few smaller contests and see how it affects the
> competition? Do the participants report staying in the chair longer?
>
> To get to the spectator aspect, I think you would need to do it on a
> very short contest - maybe 30 minutes to 2 hours long. I was at Dayton
> last year and watched the CW contest with an electronic scoreboard. The
> scoreboard made the competition far more interesting than in the
> pre-electronic era.
>
> A 30 minute Sprint contest with a web site to record every QSO and a
> video conference room to let the spectators hang out, kibitz and drink a
> beer while watching the contestants duke it out, might be a lot of fun
> on a Thursday night. A color commentator who could elaborate on the
> strategies being used by the competitors would make it even better.
>
> 73,
> Tom - N1MM
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