RadioSport Contesting -- The New Spectator Sport

Innovation, creativity, and imagination coupled with the power of the Internet is breaking new ground for RadioSport. I realized this afternoon that a new spectator sport is emerging that is RadioSport contesting.

A positive is happening as new blogs, new web cams, new audio streams are added. This is just the beginning for RadioSport.

Traditional informational sources are yielding to the interactive such as Live Amateur Radio Scores, audio streaming, real-time interviewing, RadioSport web cams, and blogging. The Internet world, not just contesters can see, hear, and read about RadioSport as a contest is happening.

This weekend, in my estimation, signaled a new wave of interaction and tremendous opportunity. Perhaps RadioSport is poised as one gateway within Ham Radio that again infuses our hobby across the age spectrum. The new tools of gaining individual interest in Ham Radio are Live Amateur Radio Scores, audio streaming, RadioSport web cams, and blogging.

We have an opportunity at increasing participation in contesting and Ham Radio despite the bottom of the solar cycle. As a suggestion, if one is operating a web-cam interact with the web cam, just like an athlete does in the Super Bowl or ESPN's X-Games. Post signs around the shack for example Just Operate, Go CQ, Work A Mult For Mom, Contest On, Multi-Multi Rules things like that.

The Internet world is now watching, reading, and listening.

I firmly believe that RadioSport contesting is emerging as the new spectator sport on the Internet.

Contest on.