🎺 After the Contest – Blow Your Trumpet!

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🏁 The Contest Is Over — Now What?

The antennas are cooling, the log is saved, and your caffeine supply has run dry.
You’ve survived another big one — now it’s time to share your results with the world! 🌏

While posting on the VKCC Facebook page or email group is great for local bragging rights, remember that the international contesting community runs on global score-sharing platforms.
Uploading your claimed score helps VKCC visibility, promotes VK activity worldwide, and keeps you connected to the broader contest scene.

🌐 3830 Scores — The Classic After-Party

Long before the internet, 3.830 MHz was the traditional HF frequency where operators gathered to chat after contests.
That “3830 net” became an online tradition — now known as 3830scores.com — the world’s most popular post-contest scoreboard.

👉 Post Your Score on 3830scores.com

Within hours of a contest ending, you can see results from operators worldwide, compare band breakdowns, and read station notes.
Most contest organisers and data analysts use 3830 as an early feed for claimed results, so posting there ensures your effort gets noticed fast.

💬 The 3830 Mailing List

Prefer to share your score via email? The long-running 3830 reflector still works perfectly:

👉 http://lists.contesting.com/_3830/

Simply email your summary to that address — it’ll appear on 3830 and feed into various online data hubs like DX Watch and Contest Summary pages.

Whether you’re a big gun or running barefoot from the backyard, your post helps paint a picture of VK activity worldwide.

🏎️ Contest Online Scoreboard — Real-Time Action

If you want to go one step further, join the live scoreboard revolution.

👉 Contest Online Scoreboard (contestonlinescore.com)

This platform allows you to upload scores in real time during the contest, letting others see your progress as it happens — similar to a live sporting event leaderboard.

VKCC strongly encourages members to use it for major contests like Oceania DX, CQ WW, and Trans-Tasman.

It’s exciting, motivating, and adds a whole new level of strategy.
You can track how your rate compares to others in your category, region, or even worldwide.

All major logging programs — N1MM+, Win-Test, Writelog, DXLog, and others — can connect directly to the Contest Online Scoreboard API for live updates.

🧠 Why Sharing Matters

Every VK contester who submits a score — no matter how big or small — helps raise Australia’s profile in the international contest community.

By posting your results on 3830, uploading to the Contest Online Scoreboard, or sharing your rate data, you:

  • 🏆 Promote VKCC in global club rankings

  • 🌍 Showcase VK activity to organisers and DXers

  • 📊 Help contest data analysts refine results faster

  • 💪 Encourage others in VK to get on the air

🎉 VKCC Tip

You earned those points — don’t keep them a secret!
Post them, celebrate them, and let the world know VK contesting is alive and kicking.

So go ahead: blow your trumpet, upload your score, and watch your callsign climb the charts. 🎺

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