[CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting

[David Robbins K1TTT]

And ar-cluster nodes can plot spots in real time on a dx-atlas map.
Interesting but not very useful as implemented.  I have done a similar
thing with vba on ms mappoint.  Again interesting, but not necessarily
all that useful for propagation as it shows mostly where the active
spotters are spotting the stuff they find interesting and not
necessarily where all the openings are.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ward Silver
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 03:09
> To: CQ-Contest Reflector
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting
> 
> > Many years ago I wrote a futuristic article for NCJ that predicted
that
> all
> > logs would be fed to a central data base in real time. The
participants
> would
> > receive, in real time, a global map showing the two-way QSO's
> graphically,
> > enabling them to plot strategy based on actual propagation paths.
All
> we
> need
> > is a video game guru to put this together via Internet. The gauntlet
is
> > thrown in the essence of pushing the technology envelope and,
perhaps,
> not
> seeing
> > another thread about how packet is unfair.
> >
> > Tom  Taormina, K5RC
> 
> The map concept has been implemented as a JAVA applet for one of the
6-
> meter
> Web pages.  QSOs are reported to the page with the grid of each end
and a
> line is drawn on a Mercator projection map.  I can't put my finger on
the
> URL at the moment, but it was quite interesting.
> 
> 73, Ward N0AX
> 
> 
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