[CQ-Contest] Contest Scoreboards ???

[Michael Tope]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Widelitz" <widelitz at gte.net>

> Yuri, K3BU makes a number of good points.
>
> Apart from an unusual event such as WRTC where the operators behind the
> calls are unknown (and the operators can't see the scoreboard anyway) why
> would a serious competitor want to post his score and/or see what the
> competition is doing - for all the good reasons Yuri points out.
>
> Just because something can be done, doesn't make it something you
> necessarily want to do. Some feel that way about spotting networks. 
> However,
> spotting is a 3rd party act that a competitor has no control over. Posting
> your own score in realtime IS something a competitor has control over.
>
> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
>

Personally I prefer to be disappointed in my score after the contest
is over rather than during it. Therefore I will probably not make use
of real time scoreboards when become available :):)

73, Mike W4EF.............................