[CQ-Contest] Contesting, Ham Radio and the Internet

[Roland A. Anders]

Suggest all of you interested in this subject email your directors immediately.  I wrote mine, and he said
that he would take my input into account when he voted "later this week".  So it seems like we have very
little time to make our opinions know.

Mike Gilmer - N2MG wrote:

> On Sun, 13 January 2002, Pete Smith wrote:
>
> > If competitive activities are so popular with the
> > young, why would the ARRL want to downplay and
> > virtually eliminate these components from QST's
> > coverage of amateur radio?
>
> Good question.
>
> I think radio contesting would be extremely popular
> with the young.  Unfortunately, it seems that we (not
> just the League) have been unable to capitalize.
>
> It is certain that the ARRL feels pressure from
> some to abandon contests, since, after all, we all
> know just how *disruptive* contesting can be and God
> forbid the League be a party to any of it.  Taking out
> the lines scores might be perceived as a way to appease the whiners.
>
> Sure, we contesters could all benefit from expanded
> coverage on the web (assuming it actually happens).
> Searchable scores, more photos, etc.  And... younger
> hams, who tend to also be Internet savvy, may actually
> get MORE exposure to contesting via the web.
>
> Most assuredly, I would miss the page after page
> of line scores.  Some might say that they do little to
> attract any new blood.  I disagree.  Sure, they might
> turn some off, but I remember when I learned that
> EVERY score got published, I thought, "I can get my
> call in print!"  Sticking it on a web site is so much
> more trivial.
>
> Maybe I read K1RO's post differently than some, but
> Mark stated the ARRL intends to replace line scores
> with "write-ups" and promotional material.  So there's
> going to be some number of contest pages.  This is
> going to take more work (8 pages of scores are easier to generate than even a few pages of text).  If the
> ARRL is serious about replacing the line score pages
> with an even somewhat equivalent number of contesting article pages, I think it might be a net gain.
>
> If, however, they simply relocate the scores to the
> web, and drop the ball on the articles, I'll be
> truly disappointed.
>
> 73 Mike N2MG
>
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