I'm paying $62/year for QST (let's face it, there is little if any value in
ARRL membership for us DX) and I guess it's disappointing not to find
therein scores for major international contests. And truncated (teaser)
construction articles.
But, lo and behold, in December issue, no less than 12 (twelve) pages
dedicated to ARRL Field Day, 4 (four) pages for June VHF QSO Party (which
isn't even a contest) and 2 (two) pages for January 2005 contest
announcements (four contests of which three are domestic).
Seems like a good value for money, isn't it?
73 de Mike, YO3CTK
YR7M in contests
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Stoneking" <w2rds@arrl.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores
I can agree with this 100% - well, except for the fact that I have used the
online scores database and find it does provide a great opportunity for
doing analysis of contests and planning strategy for the next one. but if
I
had to choose I would rather have the scores printed in QST, for exactly
the
reasons cited in N7MAL's post below!
73,
Rick
W2RDS
----- Original Message -----
From: "N7MAL" <N7MAL@CITLINK.NET>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>; "Eric Hilding" <dx35@hilding.com>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:53 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores
In the early 60's I saw my call in print, for the first time, and from
then
on I was hooked. I have been contesting ever since. For me contesting and
seeing my call, along with my peers, in print in a legitimate magazine is
what kept me going. Comparing my score with others and trying to improve
my
contesting ability CANNOT be duplicated, or replaced, on the internet.
There
is just no replacement for a shiny, glossy, page in a magazine. Reading
plain text on a computer screen is bland and boring. You said:"In case no
one has realized this yet, a web page can become a "printed
page" with a click or two of the mouse :-)"
If it's bland and boring on a computer screen it's just as bland and
boring
on a sheet of plain paper.
The other thing is when scores are published I know at least 140,000 hams
are receiving the magazine. I don't have a clue who is/is not looking at
the
internet except for one, me. So far I have never looked at line scores on
the internet and have no plans in the future to look at internet for
scores.
The bottom-line for me I guess could best be described as an 'ego-thing'.
Even though I have very few and far between wins it is still neat to see
my
call in print. I guess I'm old fashioned, I'm very proud of my call.
MAL N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Hilding
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:02 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] RE: Line Scores
Gee, I guess I'm not grasping the big stink over Line Scores & printed
publication vs. the Net.
With the costs of digital data storage constantly going down and the costs
of printing going through the roof, it's no wonder that many newspapers
are
working overtime to divert readers to web-viewers. IMHO, the "printed
page' is doomed to extinction perhaps sooner than we realize.
Personally, I find the downloadable .csv files off the ARRL's website to
be
far more efficient for data evaluation and reconfiguration purposes in
Excel or a Database (and there is no need to retype information) than from
fine print in a magazine. Especially so as my glasses just don't seem to
work as well year after year.
In case no one has realized this yet, a web page can become a "printed
page" with a click or two of the mouse :-)
And of course, BPL will make Line Score(s) viewing "online" so much faster
(ooops, bad joke again).
TMTCW & 73...
Rick, K6VVA
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