[CQ-Contest] cqcontest.net

[Charles Harpole]

>From my WPX shack, one hop I can get 6points for YB and on the SAME island,
only 2points for 9M.
Yes, the SAME island.   73, Charly

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 7:16 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
wrote:

>  Sorry Luis, I do not support Rag's position.
>
>
> The scoreboard is directly based on spotting information.  Therefore,
> information derived from it is (IMHO) assistance for the purposes of most
> contests that recognize this category.
>
>
> While the use of this scoreboard & related tool is certainly fascinating,
> and can prove most interesting if used properly... it is still assistance.
>
>
> And frankly, it troubles me on several levels that such efforts seem to be
> put into attempts to add technological assistance to those who are
> (allegedly) operating in categories or sub-categories of these contests,
> all to give them an "edge" over their peers in the same category, that may
> be on the wrong side of the line.  It makes me wonder if this is "pushing
> the envelope" or trying to justify less than ethical behavior.
>
> Which is another debate for another time and another thread.
>
>
> Suffice to say, I strongly suspect that if a contest sponsor or contest
> committee feels the same way, this will result in this type of thing also
> being part of that contest's definition of "assistance" or an "assisted"
> category.  Time will tell.
>
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> On 04/04/16, Fco. Luis Delgadillo wrote:
>
> I totally support Rag's position .
>
> It is innovative, and the scoreboards add another layer of emotion.
>
> 73
>
> Luis XE2B
>
> Enviado desde mi Huawei de Telcel
>
>
> -------- Mensaje original --------
> Asunto: [CQ-Contest] cqcontest.net
> De: K3RAG LB3RE Brobakken
> Para: Ron Notarius W3WN
> CC: k5zd at arrl.org," oe1ems at emssolutions.at" ," cq-contest at contesting.com "
>
>
>
> Hello.
> During SAC we had nordic battle many years.
> We used scoreboard as a challenge to see the race between all of us.
> Even contest committee member agreed
> Even Top contester OH6KZP kim developed this cool tooling for lifting SAC
> to new level.
> Two important things...
>
> 1. No vfo/ frequency available
> 2. No spotting info where they beam or who give info.
> Braco could used contest planning out from public logs given out from CQ
> WPX.....
> Its nothing more info given than public logs which also tell when/which
> band are used....
> Does it become different if its on a web scoreboard to give more fun, than
> a old log converted to excel sheet.
> Come on guys, i know its hard to let "young" and new hams develope new
> stuff in contesting...
> We made it Scandinavian Activity Contest to gain more activity, why not in
> WPX?????
> Just my two cent, better focus on recuits to keep contest alive
> 73 LB3RE Rag
> Hello to everyone,
> i would like to hear opinion of community
> Does use (wathching or watching and posting) of www.cqcontest .net web site
> made single operator as assisted or not?
> Since I have be warned in last WPX that monitoring competitors and their
> band changes (without knowing their freq and spotter)
> could be assisted, because it can give me idea which bands are open, I
> wonder my self is it same with this WEB Site providing same info,
> watching to it, its possible to find out on which band are people
> generating
> QSOs!
> How?
> 73s
> Braco
> E77DX
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Charly, HS0ZCW