[CQ-Contest] two-radio score reporting

[k4oj]

Our reflector' pop says:

" believe the correct answer is not more *categories* but more
*information* in the writeups"

..........when he is right he is right!

Unfortunately demands on magazine space by competing elements within the
hobby frequently mean only a cursory amount of detail is given in the
results, I remember one teenager, Quita Nice Fellow, who busted his hump
helping another youngster do a writeup of a contest only to have his
multiplier breakdown tables cut from the magazine writeup due to space
limitations.....hours of work for naught.

The addition of bandchange info is at minimal "enlightening" - this as N5KO
has pointed out is what allows those looking to improve their scores a
target of sorts to aim for:

"jeezus that guy Jeff had 200 changes and that old Bob only had 12 in the
entire contest! " 

more info = more enlightening to those studying the composition of anothers
score, kind of like providing a clue as to how he did it!

Knowledge is power, right?

Then again to the shack on a belt guys, who don't even know what a
multiplier is the line scores merely take up space in the
magazines....digits that will never be read....but to those of us seeking
to glean knowledge, well....more is better!


I know, get a life.

73- see you in the FQP

de

Jim White, K4OJ   
k4oj at ij.net
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