[CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting

[Pete Smith]

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
>