Re: [VHFcontesting] VI VHF Contest activity

["jon jones" <n0jk@hotmail.com>]

> Hi Jon and others,
> I think this KP2 under reporting  points up a problem with VHF contests in 
> that
> casual operators may not send in a score. The result is that activity is 
> under
> reported.

Dave is right - and I suspect many "casual operators" never send in a log. 
It surprises me that none of the KP2 ops sent in a log. For several of them, 
they went to the trouble and expense of flying down there and setting up a 
station.

> A person could send in his score simply by tabulating contacts and grids 
> per
> band. The score would automatically be tabulated, and the results could be
> published in the Web Report at arrl.org. Sounds simple to me. It is easy to 
> do.
> There would be no excuse to not send in a log.

An interesting idea. For those logging on paper - there is now a Cabrillo 
Web Forms.

http://b4h.net/cabforms/

Hopefully there will be web form for the VHF contests.

> Most casual operators are not interested in winning anything, but seeing ur 
> call up in lights, even >on a web page,

Seeing your call in QST is more of an incentive. I still am disappointed QST 
took the "line scores" out of the print contest write-ups.  Not quite the 
same seeing it on a web page.

- NØJK


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