[CQ-Contest] Real Time Scoreboards

[Doug Smith W9WI]

On Sat, 2006-10-21 at 09:44, Guy Molinari wrote:
>Second, posting to the system is deemed equivalent to a spot (and a self spot no less).   

The WAG contest is in progress.  

I can tell you DL1IAO will be on 40 meters in about five hours.  

Does that information provide an unfair advantage?  If you want to work
him, you've still got to *listen* on 40 and figure out just where on 40
meters he is!  

I just don't see realtime scoring amounting to a self-spot.  There just
isn't enough information there.

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N8RA wrote:
"...Real time score scoreboards fell into the category of "a new idea to
try". I am fortunate to have the infrastructure to allow it: an
always-on internet connection and powerful enough computer, so I gave it
a try during the last..."

FYI the N1MM Logger version seems to work fine on my K6/2-450MHz, 64MB
RAM running Windows 98.  I would suggest any PC meeting the N1MM
hardware requirements would do the trick.  I've also got a dialup
Internet connection which is more than adequate.  (though it should be
noted I'm single so there's no XYL or harmonics complaining about the
phone line being tied up!)  

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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN  EM66
http://www.w9wi.com