[CQ-Contest] Contest Scoreboards

[Bill Coleman]

On Jul 10, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Eric Hilding wrote:

> When one is operating a CW contest at 35WPM (+/-), the last thing  
> in the world ya want to do is to have to take your hands off the  
> keyboard or paddles and screw around with a mouse to activate and/ 
> or scroll around in a another computer window ;-(

I can think of two responses two this, both of which remind me  
strongly of the late W4AN.

The first would be to paraphrase another of Bill's statements, "If  
you are going to stop in the middle of a run a check an internet  
contest scoreboard, you are losing."

The second came from a statement at his funeral, that Bill often had  
a second computer and would send Instant Messages to several of his  
buddies during a contest -- he'd be chatting in IM while operating  
the contest.

So, in this one example, I don't see that your statement has any  
force. If you are busy operating in a contest, then it would be  
foolish to mess around with a contest scoreboard. Further, it's clear  
that some top-notch contest operators are capable of operating full  
speed and doing other things at the same time.


Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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