[CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting
Pete Smith
n4zr at contesting.com
Sat Nov 20 01:51:00 EST 2004
I totally agree, Bill. I was responding to a post that seemed to
contemplate total disclosure -- "XX just moved to 40, so he must be looking
for one of his famous skew path Asian mults ..." Yes, of course, a way can
be found to disclose enough to be VERY interesting without giving away the
store. Let's get on with it.
73, Pete N4ZR
At 08:22 PM 11/19/2004, Bill Coleman wrote:
>On Nov 19, 2004, at 8:33 AM, Pete Smith wrote:
>
>>I'm hesitant. So much of being a successful contester is knowing when to
>>go get the hard double mult on 40, or when to put which radio on which
>>band, etc. Do we really want to make that all transparent to all
>>competitors? It would be a little like allowing the other team into your
>>huddle.
>
>Depends on the granularity of the scoring and how much detail is provided.
>It's quite possible to do the scoring infrequently enough and summarized
>enough to conceal crucial operating information.
>
>I know from operating at NQ4I that some of the M/Ms either call or e-mail
>each other with scoring information during the course of the contest. And
>there are tales of the late W4AN conversing with other contestors in
>instant messaging while contesting.
>
>If nothing else, it sounds like fun, and isn't that what contesting is all
>about?
>
>Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
>Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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