Totally agree!
"Get the "smoothed sunspot number" from online sources, and then use the
Icearea feature of VOACAP by Greg Hand named "ITSHFBC""
...makes no sense to me!
HamCap is good and simple.
Stewart
GM4AFF
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Tippett
Sent: 11 February 2008 13:32
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] New to Contesting - Questions
KD8EZS:
> 1 - in a few of the advice articles talk about planning for
propagation - > where can I get propagation forcast for the contest
weekends?
>
KR6X:
>Get the "smoothed sunspot number" from online sources, and then use
the Icearea feature of VOACAP by Greg Hand named "ITSHFBC". Google it.
You can get "simpler" software, but this one is the best, and it's free.
If you're less committed, then ask the advice of nearby contesters --
they can put together a plan for you in a few minutes from memory.
A thousand time NO! ITSHFBC is far too complex for a beginner
to use. Instead consider VE3NEA's HamCAP. It's an interface which uses
ITSHFBC's VOACAP as the computing engine, but has a much friendlier
human interface for beginners.
You must download both VOACAP and HamCAP, but both are free.
http://www.dxatlas.com/HamCap/
73, Bill W4ZV
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