[CQ-Contest] Merging Social Media and Contesting

[Michael Adams]

FWIW, I have no informed opinion of whether rules were broken in spirit or in fact.  I am pro- remote operating, as long as operators are honest about the nature of their operating and the QTH of the station they are operating, but I still find operating my own station with my own antennas to be more satisfying (if more frustrating at times).

So, with all that out of the way... I like the idea of livestreaming a contest from a contester's point of view.   Considering the number of people who enjoy watching esports or twitch feeds of gaming....I don't get the appeal personally, but some people apparently derive enjoyment from and have interest in such things.

If livestreams attract interest to our sport/hobby, that would be a good thing, I think.

I would love to see contest rules evolve and best practices emerge to support this without giving unfair advantages to streamers or requiring all of us to start streaming to be competitive.

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Michael Adams | mda at n1en.org