Author: Neil Johnson via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:03:19 -0600
Just curious as to why the sudden rules change? https://www.winterfieldday.com/rules D-Star and Fusion contacts are allowed why not FT8? -- Neil Johnson (N0SFH) ______________________________________
Big discussion on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/afwgf5/ft8_is_not_an_acceptable_mode_winter_field_day/ I haven't been able to figure out the real reason, but I have a feeling
One comment that was suggested in a thread elsewhere was that Field Day is about being able to test out our ability to deploy in "emergency" situations. FT8 cannot really be used in this type of situ
That makes good sense to me. Communications modes in an emergency situation must be able to carry a payload of information. The mode must be robust enough to carry a payload beyond R-17 and RR73. 73,
But if it can carry a payload consisting of a valid exchange, what makes it an invalid mode just for the event? Also consider JS8Call, which allows for freeform text messages. That brings to question
JS8 would work fine, and does not appear to be on the NOT ALLOWED list. See: <https://groups.io/g/js8call/> Gordon - N1MGO Sean WA1TE Just curious as to why the sudden rules change? https://www.wint
Why? Is telemetry not an important capability we can use? This is a very practical possible application of WSJT modes. Furthermore even by itself modes like WSPR can help us automatically measure pro
I just read the rules. As far as I can see, the FT8 mode is not specifically banned. If you can send and receive the required contest exchange, go ahead and use it. DISCLAIMER: I am not a member of t
Darn! I mis-spoke! FT8 is not allowed as stated at the top of the rules. K0HB -- 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing lis
In that case I think I'll stick to summer field day, then. There is a vocal anti-FT8 contingent. I choose to boycott them if they are hostile to a mode that for some has meant the difference between
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GM Ria FT8 Has it's pluses and minuses .... This is from someone who operates FT 8 for about 1 hour most mornings. The minuses I can see it's making me a lazy operator. Rathe
Do we know that the sponsors of Winter field day are part of the anti-FT8 contingent? If not, then I see no reason to boycott them. Perhaps they have a very valid reason (or reasons) for not supporti
Hi there, We are ham radio operators, communicators, not excommunicators! No reason to ban a mode! Changes can be made to the rules to adapt to the limitations of FT8, and while making these changes
You can disable auto sequence and send the exchange as a plain text message. The future of FT8 is to support up to 100 bit messages, so built in contest exchanges are likely coming. Or you can use JS
Winter field day is a newcomer to the field. A bit of massaging of the rules to allow FT8, and perhaps creating multipliers that favor modes more appropriate for emergency operations, would have incl
Amir, Before I go out on a cold winter day to participate in winter field day, please share with everyone how you would make a winter field day contact using FT8. To my knowledge, the latest version
Amir, ARRL did not alter their field day rules to support FT8. WSJT-X did. WFD might be a newcomer, but so is FT8. The sponsors of WFD asked WSJT to support WFD, and my understanding is that they wer
True, ARRL did not have to change the field day rules for FT8, yet they did change them for the RTTY Roundup. Exclusion is not the way. Winter Field Day organizers better learn their lesson. As for m
" We are ham radio operators, communicators, not excommunicators! No reason to ban a mode!" This happens all of the time. In the ARRL 160 meter contest SSB and all digital modes are banned, as well a