[CQ-Contest] Bard on contesting

[Stanley Zawrotny]

Very interesting, Brian. I will have to look into it more closely. It clearly does more than just summarize a Google search.

Stan, K4SBZ

"Real radio bounces off the sky."

> On Mar 27, 2023, at 10:47 PM, Brian Moran via CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> Stan, K4SBZ wrote:" The source of that information is text written by a person."
> I think it's a little more complicated than that, Stan. Sure, "text written by a person" in the sense that words were written by a person... but the model was able to re-conceptualize the human-produced information to provide a response to a new query in new sentences and words combined in a way that addressed the question at that time and place. 
> 
> I'm not sure anyone else has written a poem, specifically about you, and radio contesting. But I asked ChatGPT to do it:prompt: "Please write a poem about an amateur radio operator named Stan who likes to participate in amateur Radio contests on weekends"
> response: 
> "Stan, with his headphones onSits by his radio, all day long
> A signal crackles through the air
> And he responds without a care
> 
> His hobby is amateur radio
> Participating in contests, his favorite show
> He tunes his gear, with skillful ease
> And joins the crowd, as he aims to please
> 
> On weekends, he stays home
> Adjusting dials, all on his own
> His antenna pointed to the sky
> As he waits for signals to fly by
> 
> He logs his contacts one by one
> Excitement building with each one done
> He loves the thrill of competition
> As he aims for a winning position
> 
> Stan's passion for amateur radio
> Is something that will always flow
> Through the airwaves, he'll always be
> A true enthusiast, proud and free"
> Maybe a limerick? "Write a limerick about Stan, K4SBZ, who likes to use CW to make amateur radio contacts"
> "There once was a man named StanWho loved to use CW as his planWith his keyer in handAnd his call sign K4SBZ brandHe made contacts across the land!"
> 
> (not as spicy as other limericks, perhaps) It did figure out that K4SBZ was a callsign, keyers are needed for CW...
> I asked the December version of ChatGPT a bunch of amateur radio related questions back in December. The part of choosing it's own callsign was really interesting to me at least. http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues?issue=2022-12-07#_871514213703202Conversation
> -Brian N9ADG
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