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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Posting Scores
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 17:58:03 -0600
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I also would say that It would be nice to support what our friends are doing in other areas so they continue to support our contests like ARRL DX.

In regards to scoreboard watching. You can't believe everything you see so never give up. Log checking is real. Are top competitors looking at it during the test and is there anything they can really do to change what is happening at their shack? I guess they could see they are losing and try harder but I suspect the top guys are already going full out.

Where were the complaints at WRTC? Did the scoreboard change the outcome? I don't think so.

Mike W0MU

On 3/22/2015 3:29 PM, Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA wrote:
I think Rick means posting ongoing live scoreboards, not post-test 3830
results scores, right Rick?

Let's be clear.

Of 3830, I have this to say:

I love it !  I can air my beefs, tribulations, trials and triumphs..I always
try to put something into my 3830 report.

You'll notice (or not) that often in the larger and/or more popular
contests, my posts are lengthy, humourous and/or sarcastic (to a point).

For the ARRL-10 the past couple years I've written Xmas stories.

As far as: the cqcontest.ru live scoreboard ; is that what you mean?  I
tried it once or twice, when it was run by W1VE (not the Russians) and

after using it for some time, I didn't like the idea.  I felt my
competition, such as it is, could see what I was doing and or I could see
them. Not assistance per se, but close enough imo.

For most contests, I go UNassisted, so I am not able to check the DX
clusters to see what my competition is doing.  (that's the way I like it.)

Yes, it's a horse race and there's no doubt in anyone's mind that NQ4I does
exceedingly well, but put the shoe on the other foot Rick.  Have you
considered this:

If NQ4I was 100w and a vertical, would you want to see yourself getting
trounced by your neighbour with a Stacks and a kW ?

Maybe for the large M/M's, M/2's or M/S's where it has a social event aspect
I can see the allure, but personally I don't want to see the large " locals"
bang me into the ground all weekend.

I'd rather look post-test and see how I did :

A)  against my previous scores

B)   against others in my area and category/power level, comparable
antennas.

I don't need reminded that I am getting pummeled every minute for 48 hours
straight. (yes, I know it's broken out by category..but still my points have
been made)

Always nice to work NQ4I by the way.

Mike VE9AA.often 100w and a vertical

Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB

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