[CQ-Contest] MULTIMEDIA IN AMATEUR RADIO CONTESTING AT RADIO ARCALA

[marko.holmavuo at dnainternet.net]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2009
  
  
  
  MULTIMEDIA IN AMATEUR RADIO CONTESTING AT RADIO ARCALA
  
  
Amateur Radio contesting is not typically a public 
friendly activity as an
extreme sport. With the power of internet as well as large 
population
gatherings such as  DX Summit, Radio Arcala is poised to 
challenge all
historical scenarios by  bringing  live contest monitoring 
and related
attractive live sessions to  the public domain.
  
During this weekend's  CQ WPX Contest, the Arcala team is 
testing several
hi-tech functions. The range includes indoor and outdoor 
webcams, score
monitoring and chat rooms. Live contest score review 
studios are
still being tested for internal use by the team. Audio 
playbacks are
similarly under testing. Also, target review and score 
development
monitoring is under review. Soon  registered stations and 
teams are
competing publicly against each other, and these functions 
will quickly
bolster needed public coverage during the race and can 
push radiosport
to new heights.
  
Since many of  these functions will theoretically 
challenge traditional
patterns and rules for live monitoring of  radio 
contesting, many of these
features need to be assessed in the context of current 
rulings. Hence they
will be implemented with care and together with contest 
organizing.
  
  You can now examine some of the technical capabilities 
of these powerful
  functions by clicking www.radioarcala.com   and entering 
the WPX 2009
  section.

These include a station OG8X M2 category in motion, a live 
score sheet as
well as outdoor cameras on Radio Arcala's seven towers. 
Tower 7 button
will give you a camera to look at a 300-plus ft. massive 
rotating tower and
160M 3-L and 80M 5-L full-size beams.
  
Your feedback and ideas can also be presented in the chat 
room publicly or
via oh8x at sral.fi   privately.