[CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting

[Gary Sutcliffe]

Good points Doug

We have semi real time scoring in contests with serial numbers.  You can 
assume most serious operators will get a sweep or close to it in SS, so if 
you tune across them  you can see how you are doing in comparison. Of 
course you have to find your opponent to hear their current serial number.

I would be opposed to anything that shows actual QSO information for the 
points you raise. In addition, such a system could result in a pseudo 
packet system. "Hey, W9WI just worked a 9M2 on 21005!".

I would think real time QSO and multiplier totals would be 
sufficient.  Delayed (1-2 hours?) band break downs might be interesting 
without giving away too many strategies too soon.

73 - Gary, W9XT

At 12:21 AM 11/20/2004, Doug Smith W9WI wrote:
>It looks to me like we're talking about more than one thing here.  What
>do we want?
>
>- Real-time scoring?
>- Instant final results? [1]
>- More detailed real-time information?
>   (do you want to know I have 348 QSOs in 35 sections, or do you want
>    to know my last QSO sent "507 Q K4TCG 98 TN"?)
>
>You have to define what output you want before you start setting
>standards & writing software...
>
>Since someone's going to ask...  How detailed can we get before someone
>decides to cheat?  Do we need to worry about it?  (if I post that my
>last QSO sent "507 Q K4TCG 98 TN", is someone who worked K4TCG but
>didn't get their check going to do a Google search on K4TCG & fill in
>their missing info?  OTOH, is it practical to do so?!)
>

Gary Sutcliffe  W9XT
Unified Microsystems
w9xt at unifiedmicro.com
www.unifiedmicro.com