[CQ-Contest] Proposed rules changes

[Gerry Hull]

"Diddly-squat"

That's how much resources are required to record a contest.

http://www.hamradiomap.com/qsorder/

QSORecorder works with N1MM, and records the content of every completed QSO
-- storing
an MP3 or WAV file with the file name YOUR_CALL_THEIR_CALL_BAND _DATE_TIME.

It runs completely separately from N1MM; it uses broadcast UDP to convey
the info, so does not interfere with operation.
It works with regular or plus.

When K2LE and I did P40LE in ARRL DX CW this year, I recorded the entire
contest.  I did not even notice the disk usage,
though I only had about 20 GB free on my disk.

So, for anyone who can put together a station for a Top-10 effort,
Implementing recording should be an easy task.

73, Gerry
W1VE

On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> Occasionally (certainly doesn't happen very often, I'll say that) when a
> couple of the superstations in our area are not QRV, some of us in the
> Maritimes have had totally surprise wins in certain contests. (not always
> CQ,mind you- hi)
>
> Some of us have even set records.  I would say it's always a surprise for
> whoever 'wins'.
>
>
>
> Personally I do not own land in a top tier contest locale or can afford
> that
> kind of station (don't even have a tower up !) so using my very old first
> gen Win-7 laptop as the shack computer and either 100w or 500w and a
> vertical or low wires, I am not really geared up to usually either EXPECT
> to
> be in the top ten anything or technologically setup to record an entire
> contest. The HDD is mostly full now, nevermind trying to figure out how to
> record the full 48 hours.
>
>
>
> Maybe someone computer savvy could weigh in on this thread and indicate to
> the readership here just how much disk space and processor resources it
> would require to even record such an event (CW&SSB).
>
>   (I am just assuming it's well beyond what a lot of stations are capable
> of, top ten or not)  It would be interesting to know.  On the off chance
> that PEI sinks*, what kind of evidence must folks in other parts of Canada
> be prepared to submit to CQ if those 2 can't play?
>
>
>
> Thank goodness I seldom go assisted as the computers logging program
> stutters now if I have a full bore telnet feed from VE7CC running during  a
> contest.
>
>
>
> Inquiring minds........Mike VE9AA
>
> *for those of you that are humour impaired, this is a joke.
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>
>
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