[CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores

[John Geiger]

And when the scores are printed in QST, a
non-contester (probably new ham) may accidently
stumble across the article and scores while paging
through the magazine.  They may even see some familar
calls from the local area.  They may see the scores
and think "Wow, is it really possible to make that
many QSOs or work that many countries in a single
weekend" and then give the next contest a try.  We
probably got some contesters in the past this way. 
This is probably less likely to happen on the
internet.

73s John NE0P

--- N7MAL <N7MAL at CITLINK.NET> wrote:

> 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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