[CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores

[Yo3ctk]

I'm paying $62/year for QST (let's face it, there is little if any value in 
ARRL membership for us DX) and I guess it's disappointing not to find 
therein scores for major international contests. And truncated (teaser) 
construction articles.

But, lo and behold, in December issue, no less than 12 (twelve) pages 
dedicated to ARRL Field Day, 4 (four) pages for June VHF QSO Party (which 
isn't even a contest) and 2 (two) pages for January 2005 contest 
announcements (four contests of which three are domestic).

Seems like a good value for money, isn't it?

73 de Mike, YO3CTK
YR7M in contests

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Stoneking" <w2rds at arrl.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores


>I can agree with this 100% - well, except for the fact that I have used the
> online scores database and find it does provide a great opportunity for
> doing analysis of contests and planning strategy for the next one. but if 
> I
> had to choose I would rather have the scores printed in QST, for exactly 
> the
> reasons cited in N7MAL's post below!
>
> 73,
> Rick
> W2RDS
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "N7MAL" <N7MAL at CITLINK.NET>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>; "Eric Hilding" <dx35 at hilding.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores
>
>
> In the early 60's I saw my call in print, for the first time, and from 
> then
> on I was hooked. I have been contesting ever since. For me contesting and
> seeing my call, along with my peers, in print in a legitimate magazine is
> what kept me going. Comparing my score with others and trying to improve 
> my
> contesting ability CANNOT be duplicated, or replaced, on the internet. 
> There
> is just no replacement for a shiny, glossy, page in a magazine. Reading
> plain text on a computer screen is bland and boring. You said:"In case no
> one has realized this yet, a web page can become a "printed
> page" with a click or two of the mouse :-)"
> If it's bland and boring on a computer screen it's just as bland and 
> boring
> on a sheet of plain paper.
> The other thing is when scores are published I know at least 140,000 hams
> are receiving the magazine. I don't have a clue who is/is not looking at 
> the
> internet except for one, me. So far I have never looked at line scores on
> the internet and have no plans in the future to look at internet for 
> scores.
> The bottom-line for me I guess could best be described as an 'ego-thing'.
> Even though I have very few and far between wins it is still neat to see 
> my
> call in print. I guess I'm old fashioned, I'm very proud of my call.
>
> MAL               N7MAL
> BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
> http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Eric Hilding
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:02 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores
>
>
> Gee, I guess I'm not grasping the big stink over Line Scores & printed
> publication vs. the Net.
>
> With the costs of digital data storage constantly going down and the costs
> of printing going through the roof, it's no wonder that many newspapers 
> are
> working overtime to divert readers to web-viewers.  IMHO, the "printed
> page' is doomed to extinction perhaps sooner than we realize.
>
> Personally, I find the downloadable .csv files off the ARRL's website to 
> be
> far more efficient for data evaluation and reconfiguration purposes in
> Excel or a Database (and there is no need to retype information) than from
> fine print in a magazine.  Especially so as my glasses just don't seem to
> work as well year after year.
>
> In case no one has realized this yet, a web page can become a "printed
> page" with a click or two of the mouse :-)
>
> And of course, BPL will make Line Score(s) viewing "online" so much faster
> (ooops, bad joke again).
>
> TMTCW & 73...
>
> Rick, K6VVA
>
>
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