[CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting

[Randy Thompson, K5ZD]

W1VE actually built something that did this for WriteLog.  WL users could
add a plug-in and their scores would show up on a web page in real-time.
Never got critical mass, but a way cool idea anyway.

Yes, it would impact how some people operate the contest.  But, it would
sure make things more exciting and sporting!

Randy, K5ZD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Gary Letchford
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 10:42 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting
>
>
> OK Guys,
>
> I've seen the messages coming in by the dozens every day creating a slight
> indentation on my delete key.  I read some of them and as many have said,
> this has been all covered before.  So I'm going to take the next
> step in the
> pursuit of technology that we now have with telnet and such.
>
> One of the truisms is that many of the aspects of contests are unobserved.
> It's not like a race where you can watch them running around the
> track.  If
> someone cuts accross the track while everyone else is going around the
> track,  you know the guy is cheating.  So what could we do to make some
> things more observable?
>
> ON LINE SCORING!!
>
> It seems it would be reasonably easy to have a program report to a telnet
> address certain items in the log.  Perhaps Call, contacts,
> mulitpliers, band
> station currently on, and whatever else you are creative enough to choose.
> Every station that has the capability sends this info to a server to be
> compiled every 5 minutes or so.  Everyone then has a function key
> that they
> can hit and get a summary of stations.  Perhaps you could configure it so
> that you just choose specific competition (others in same
> category) or wide
> open and see everyone.
>
> I'm just looking at the tip of the iceburg of possibilities,  but imagine
> the fun of knowing where everyone else is in the competition?  Would it
> create some problems?  Probably .........like if it looks like everyone is
> doing great on 40 meters, by observing the changes in the 5 minute scores,
> everyone will end up on 40 meters at the same time.  Then there
> would be the
> guys who say that they don't want anyone to know where they are
> because they
> are so smart and everyone will be able to piggy back on their superior
> knowledge of band conditions.
>
> Any possibilities of including something like this in one of the great
> programs out there?  Then set up a contest that we could use it
> in?  Sounds
> like fun to me.
>
> 73
> Red K0LUZ
> Longwood, FL
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