[VHFcontesting] CQ WW VHF Recap for a Dozen participants

[Alex]

Hi Ev,

That's very impressive! The maps really give you a nice perspective of 
what the propagation was like in different areas. It's also nice to be 
able to see what your neighbors in the same grid were able to work. Much 
more informative than just "dry" numbers. During contests I often ask 
how my buddy how he's doing and with this system we'd be able to see 
each other's score without having to interrupt each other.

You know, it would be really cool if you could project two logs on a 
single map for comparison. That way you can instantly see if someone 
else in the same grid was able to work grids you didn't hear, or if you 
missed an opening, etc. With all that log data available you can do some 
fun stuff. Of course, don't let your boss catch you writing overtime for 
the weekend while you were running 100+ QSOs an hour. ;-)

If I had an "always on" internet connection I'd certainly participate in 
it. Maybe a post contest Cabrillo upload would be possible in the future?

Excellent initiative!

73,
--Alex KR1ST


Radiosporting Fan wrote:
> Thanks to the world's first automated Scoreboarding
> system (http://www.RFSport.com), you can see maps of
> what each participant worked!
> 
> Note: the chart includes a column labled "PI".  This
> means "Performance Index".  It is Operator Count,
> followed by the sum of RF output (dBm)+ Antenna gain
> (dBi).  157 means, one-operator and dBm+dBi=57.  It is
> a good indication of relative station performance.
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/p3gn2
> 
> Ev, W2EV
> 
> PS: Maybe some of the participants would like to share
> just how cool it is to put a "bead" on another station
> and compete head-to-head with them, even if there's no
> chance of being a top scorer?  There are several such
> stories, as you can see from the scoreboard!
> 
> 
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