Though I've not been able to participate as much in the last few years,
I've been doing the June contest with the W2SZ MGEF group on Greylock
(FN32) for more than 35 years.
As we all know, WSJT has changed everything about V/U/uW contesting.
I don't blame people for wanting to mostly QSO via WSJT: If you don't have
a mountaintop QTH, it's the best way to maximize your QSOs, and the amount
of time it takes to
make a QSO is not as important as MAKING THE QSO.
That said, it is extremely difficult to move to other bands, or ask
stations to move to other bands if you are making a QSO via WSJT.
Yes, we allow any means to make skeds: phone calls, chat rooms, texting,
etc. Is that what people are preferring today?
I have two questions:
- Would people be interested in having a few times per hour where they
would switch to SSB/CW from WSJT (say 2 minutes every 30?)
During those periods, QSOs on a band could be made, or making schedules for
other bands could be accomplished.
- Or, do most of you prefer non-amateur-means to sked?
73,
Gerry Hull, *W1VE *Hancock, NH USA
VA1CWO | VO1WIN | VY2CDX | VE9XDX | VE2NEN
VE3AII | VE4CDX | VY1AAA | NS1DX | VE1RM
CWOps #191 | YCCC | CanAm Contest Coalition | Maritime Contest Club
RadioSport Manitoba | ARRL | RAC | MGEF
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