[CQ-Contest] Contests, on the air or internet?

[Lee Hiers]

I get that some - often it's "TU LEE"...then I know they've pulled the info
from their brain, or more likely CWT roster or NAQP history or similar.  I
also get the occasional "TU BILL" - I know those are computer lookups, as
my first name is William on QRZ, and I never go by William or Bill.

I don't have a lot of heartburn over it either way.  I'll often look people
up during the contest to see where in Wisconsin they are, or what their
antenna is or whatever...but that's when I'm just playing.  And it's not to
operate the contest on the internet, as much as it's just light
entertainment.

73 de Lee, AA4GA


On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 9:12 AM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> I seem to be seeing (and experiencing) more than the usual number of
> messages on various contesting logging software forums lately about folks
> wanting instant lookups (in real time) from qrz.com (or wherever) or their
> own homegrown programs as they punch a callsign into their logging program
> in a contest.
>
>
>
> I feel this is becoming quite popular in EU.  I get "Hi Michael"(I never
> use
> Michael) from time to time in the bigger DX contests from people that I
> have
> no idea who they are. (I don't mind this from people I know) so I
> rationalize they are consulting on online database of some kind.
>
>
>
> Shouldn't the contest take place on the air?  If I give you a "Hi Hank,
> Lee,
> Bob, Steve" in a contest, you can rest assured, it came from between my 2
> ears.
>
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
>
> Mike VE9AA
>
> p.s.-in SSB contests, more than once I have got a "wow, that's a big
> antenna
> on your car" in response to a "59 5" in CQWW SSB.
>
>
>
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