I am not sure how many people are aware of a new FT mode that was just released. The mode called FT-4 has a few new features. The first is that its quicker by trading S/N capture algorithm for speed
Don't certain loggers already provide the capability of prioritizing new mults when running with digital modes? (N1MM+: digital call stacking, FIFO, Mults First) The functionality described doesn't s
Author: Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 08:56:36 -0400
Ed, I understand your reaction to FT4. Only time will tell how it will be adopted in contesting. Before sounding the alarm, we should consider the following: 1) FT4/FT8 and other modern digital modes
I have watched, as a spectator, to a few contacts between PCs in FT8. Contesting should be, above all, about operating skill. In my opinion, this mode is the opposite of it, and mixing the words "FTx
Hello Rudy. To be clear, I am not resisting innovation. It just has no place being mixed in with other modes and call it "the same but different". If FT8/4 users want to robo war each other - go for
I agree. In the last decade, I was an active digital contester and still hold a CQWW RTTY record (SOLP USA) set in 2002. I don't understand this sit there and click with no operator intervention men
Author: Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:26:13 -0400
This is where I think everyone applies a very narrow lens on the role of the human and, as a consequence, the assisted vs unassisted debate. I have done dozens of contests 30 years ago that did not i
Paolo, Skill is required when contesting with any mode. You still have to deal with antennas, propagation, amplifiers, the weather, lids, QRM, QRN, and your own endurance, regardless the mode. At the
I basically agree that the role of the human brain should be the "bright line" in contesting on phone and CW. But RTTY already crosses that bright line so far as decoding is concerned, and nobody (s
What acceptance by sponsors? FT8 (or FT4) are not allowed in the ARRL or CQ RTTY contest single op categories. Tor N4OGW In the last decade, I was an active digital contester and still hold a CQWW R
The beauty of contesting is that there are so many different ways to contest, even within a single contest there are many ways to compete. If you want to go fully unassisted, by all means you can do
Ria, I agree with you that if someone's "contesting" is 100% S & P with spot and RBN fed callsigns on the screen and there is no serial number to copy - that person's contesting is not incrementally
Ed, I spend most of my contesting time running. But I also do a fair amount of FT8 on the side. There is no autopilot with FT4. You still have to keep your hands on the wheel and intervene when neces
Author: Claude Du Berger <duberger.miousse81@globetrotter.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:43:39 -0400
Do what you want with FT8, FT4 but please dont mix it with CW-RTTY contest. 73, Claude VE2FK _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://l
Author: Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:42:57 -0400
Amen! Rudy N2WQ Sent using a tiny keyboard. Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate autocorrect. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.c
Tor. With FT4 now "contest capable" and FT8 already being sprinkled into the mix in FD and starting to take over the VHF/UHF contests, I am fearful that the acceptance is inevitable for the HF RTTY c
I'm primarily a CW op, and have been for 55 years. I'm also quite active in the grid chase on 6M, and until two years ago, found CW best by far for picking up multi-hop E-skip. I picked up 80 new gri
ARRL RTTY roundup has allowed digital modes for years now. Last year they specifically allowed FT8. I don't see it being an issue. There will still be a lot of manual intervention. You can't just fir
I consider all FT modes to be the ultimate CB of amateur radio. Doug "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein --Original Message-- released. The m
Exactly right. The FT8/4 modes need to have contests specifically built around the capabilities and limitations of the mode. Mixing FTx into the RTTY contests falls squarely into a category of things