[CQ-Contest] Posting Scores

Pete Smith N4ZR n4zr at contesting.com
Thu Mar 26 14:24:41 EDT 2015


Hans, I don't think I ever claimed it was the whole answer to enticing 
new people into our sport, but to pursue your analogy, what if a 
scoreboard were combined with one, or many live streams, or even some 
live commentary? "A boy and his radio" sure ain't going to do it.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/26/2015 10:50 AM, Radio K0HB wrote:
> I am not a golfer.  Even if I happen to stumble onto a tournament 
> scoreboard, it will not infect me with a motivation to go to a golf 
> course, let alone challenge Tiger to a match.
>
> I won't develop a passion for football by watching a scoreboard, only 
> by watching a game.
>
> Non-contesters don't even know that a scoreboard exists, and they damn 
> sure aren't going Google to find and watch one!
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>
>
>
> On Thursday, Mar 26, 2015 at 06:27, Pete Smith N4ZR 
> <n4zr at contesting.com <mailto:n4zr at contesting.com>>, wrote:
>
>     Besides, the real audience for this is (or should be)
>     non-contesters who wonder what it's all about and (hopefully)
>     catch the bug.
>
>     73, Pete N4ZR
>
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