[UK-CONTEST] A contest suggestion.

[Alan Hydes]

Stewart,

Yes, I did mean that scores would be collected throughout the contest
and there is no need for further adjudication afterwards.
I'm not sure it would make much of a spectator sport though ;o)

Alan G3XSV

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cooper Stewart" <coopers at odl.co.uk>
To: "UK-Contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 8:46 AM
Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] A contest suggestion.


> Alan wrote:
> >In fact, if the scores were being
> >collected via the internet you could have an accurate result at the end
of
> >the contest.
> I was thinking that a real-time scoreboard, visible throughout the contest
> on a web-site, was what was being suggested. A bit like WRTC last year,
but
> totally real-time and accurate. If not, then that's my contribution to the
> (good) idea anyway.
>
> Stewart GM4AFF
> PS. My 11 year old son made his first QSO last night as MM3PDC. He then
> asked if there was a contest this weekend!! There is hope.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Hydes [mailto:afh at blueyonder.co.uk]
> Sent: 24 February 2003 21:34
> To: UK-Contest
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] A contest suggestion.
>
>
> One idea, as yet half baked...
>
> Using public key encryption it should be possible to have self-verifying
> QSOs.  In other words the combination of callsign recieved and approximate
> time (say + or - 5 minutes) would determine the exchange to be given, say
2
> or 3 characters.  The exchanges each way would be computer generated, and
> when you've got it right you'll know it !
>
> Adjudication would be real-time.  In fact, if the scores were being
> collected via the internet you could have an accurate result at the end of
> the contest.
>
> 73s Alan  G3XSV
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "G3WVG" <g3wvg at lycos.co.uk>
> To: "UK-Contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 6:36 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] A contest suggestion.
>
>
> Things have been pretty exciting and cutting edge  on UK-Contest
> lately.....Everything from "how to make a dipole" to "how to design a new
> contest."
>
> Lets face it ..Contests haven't changed much since they were invented.
Take
> the total number of QSOs and multiply by another number to come up with a
> score. and er.. thats it.  It's a winning formula of course ..we love
> contests.......or rather ...we love some of  them.  Do we really want to
> keep re-inventing the wheel and keep devising more of the same.?
>
> Of course computers have made contesting more fun ..they've taken the
> donkeywork out of it. But all they have really done is relace or enhance
an
> existing mechanical process.  We haven't yet harnessed their networking
> potential for contesting except through cluster spots
> I could easily be a lone voice ..but I would be delighted if our National
> Society could lead the way and develop an event with an on-line scoring
> system so that we see everyones realtime score as the contest progresses.
>
> I'm pretty sure it would be feasible , but sadly I'm not bright enough to
> know how it could be acheived.  I know a lot of people will whinge and say
> what about this and what about that.  But it will certainly happen one day
.
> Why can't we be first?
>
> 73 Ian... G3WVG
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