I like the idea, but I'd advocate for modifying the "real time" aspect. Score
updates should only be given 4 times during a given contest period. (i.e. once
every 12 hours for a 24 hour contest, or once every 7.5 horus for a 30 hour
contest). Then have contacts cross checked in real time to provide
semi-official results and UBN reports only minutes after the contest ends.
73 de Al, KE1FO
>
> From: "Randy Thompson, K5ZD" <k5zd@charter.net>
> Date: 2004/11/19 Fri PM 12:57:03 GMT
> To: "Gary Letchford" <gary@letchforddesign.com>, <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting
>
> W1VE actually built something that did this for WriteLog. WL users could
> add a plug-in and their scores would show up on a web page in real-time.
> Never got critical mass, but a way cool idea anyway.
>
> Yes, it would impact how some people operate the contest. But, it would
> sure make things more exciting and sporting!
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Gary Letchford
> > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 10:42 PM
> > To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] The Next BIG Step in contesting
> >
> >
> > OK Guys,
> >
> > I've seen the messages coming in by the dozens every day creating a slight
> > indentation on my delete key. I read some of them and as many have said,
> > this has been all covered before. So I'm going to take the next
> > step in the
> > pursuit of technology that we now have with telnet and such.
> >
> > One of the truisms is that many of the aspects of contests are unobserved.
> > It's not like a race where you can watch them running around the
> > track. If
> > someone cuts accross the track while everyone else is going around the
> > track, you know the guy is cheating. So what could we do to make some
> > things more observable?
> >
> > ON LINE SCORING!!
> >
> > It seems it would be reasonably easy to have a program report to a telnet
> > address certain items in the log. Perhaps Call, contacts,
> > mulitpliers, band
> > station currently on, and whatever else you are creative enough to choose.
> > Every station that has the capability sends this info to a server to be
> > compiled every 5 minutes or so. Everyone then has a function key
> > that they
> > can hit and get a summary of stations. Perhaps you could configure it so
> > that you just choose specific competition (others in same
> > category) or wide
> > open and see everyone.
> >
> > I'm just looking at the tip of the iceburg of possibilities, but imagine
> > the fun of knowing where everyone else is in the competition? Would it
> > create some problems? Probably .........like if it looks like everyone is
> > doing great on 40 meters, by observing the changes in the 5 minute scores,
> > everyone will end up on 40 meters at the same time. Then there
> > would be the
> > guys who say that they don't want anyone to know where they are
> > because they
> > are so smart and everyone will be able to piggy back on their superior
> > knowledge of band conditions.
> >
> > Any possibilities of including something like this in one of the great
> > programs out there? Then set up a contest that we could use it
> > in? Sounds
> > like fun to me.
> >
> > 73
> > Red K0LUZ
> > Longwood, FL
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