I agree with you, Kim. I am gneerally at least 100 mils from the closest
station I work. Many a lot farther.
By the way, in all ARRL contests and for DXCC, each station must manually
initiate the QSO at both ends on FT8 for it to be a valid QSO.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 1:58 PM Kim <whensley11@comcast.net> wrote:
> For all the various opinions that have been offered, I'm going to offer
> mine.
>
> Everyone's situation is different. There's not one answer for all.
>
> In my situation, there's not a high density of stations like there are in
> some areas. Contacts come by whatever means: SSB, FM, FT8, etc.
>
> I also contest with a VHF contest group. Our usual setups on nowhere near
> population centers. Contacts come by whatever means.
>
> My goal is not to win. My goal is to have fun, and do my best with what I
> have.
>
> If you think FT8 is automatic, or semi-automatic, you've got it wrong.
> Just as you have to develop skills for CW and SSB, the same is true for
> FT8.
>
> If you're running FT8, you should have a waterfall of some type to watch
> the band, especially on 6-meters. Conditions should having you moving
> among SSB, CW, FT8, FM, etc. Having said that, I'm lacking. My remote
> station is under development (always!), and that's coming up on my list to
> do.
>
> Let's be kinder about this. YOUR situation and YOUR efforts all depend on
> what you have in front of you and around you. Every situation is
> different. Let's enjoy what we have.
>
> 73, Kim - WG8S
> _______________________________________________
> VHFcontesting mailing list
> VHFcontesting@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
>
<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon>
Virus-free.
www.avast.com
<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link>
<#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
_______________________________________________
VHFcontesting mailing list
VHFcontesting@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
|