[CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores

[Russell Hill]

Yeah, what he said!

Nothing compares with the printed word in a magazine.


----- 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 1:53 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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