[CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting

[Gerry Hull]

Hi Red,

As Randy stated, I did build such an application for Writelog, called
"Leaderboard Live".  It showed all participants Writelog score in real time
on a web page, as well as in a window within Writelog.   I tried it for a
season of contests, but the interest was limited.

I still have the code lying around -- what would be more interesting, to me,
as a start, would be to have a contest which is score VALIDATED in real
time.  In this case, your actual QSO entries are sent to a central web site,
and verified against the other participants logs.   Then, as soon as the
contest ends, you have FINAL results!  What could be cooler than that?

Anyway, if there is enough interest, I can setup Leaderboard Live again
(Probably not before CQWW, but certainly for ARRL and perhaps other
contests.)
Right now, it's a WriteLog only interface, but I'm sure I could get N1MM
interfaced very easily.

73,

Gerry, W1VE

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Randy Thompson, K5ZD
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:57 AM
To: Gary Letchford; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting

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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