[CQ-Contest] After public logs...

[jukka.klemola@nokia.com]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
>[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of ext 
>Marko Holmavuo
...
>We are now living year 2005 and still, it is so difficult to 
>find out results...Results (if even published in electrical 
>format) are scattered around the web.
>There certainly are needs for services that provides contest 
>logs, UBN statistics, contest results, different kind of 
>statistics etc.
>
>For example: 

Marko,
There is an example even closer than you think:
http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/res/r04sacsn.htm


And there is more information on Jan, SM3CER, pages.


>Somebody would even pay a little to get access to all these 
>kind of information...

Like CQ subscription?
ARRL membership
RSGB similar ... You name it.

1kUSD a year for membership fees to be able to log into all contest data
one operated.


>Major contest post-processes are just old-fashioned and 
>doesn't fulfil needs anymore.
>These things counts when trying to get more people involved in 
>contesting.

This is true.
It is difficult to get newcomers as contesting is for OF's (tm)
OF (tm) borrowed from www.wwyc.net pages.

Youngsters believe in ability to change (dynamics), openness, new
technologies and honesty.
If this cannot be provided, change will be drastic in the contest of the
contests.
Russian DX Contest is now the second-biggest event in the HF contesting
scene.


>73 Marko OH4JFN


73,
Jukka OH6LI