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Re: [VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 265, Issue 16

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Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 265, Issue 16
From: Russell Farrell <ve3ell@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:26:55 -0500
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I will be active on 6M 2M 70cm 23cm allmode from FN04BH VE3ELL

On Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 12:24 p.m. <vhfcontesting-request@contesting.com>
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>    1. Re: Passing QSOs and WSJT-X Improved (Ed Parish)
>    2. Contest Logging Software for multiple radios connected via
>       CAT interface at the same time (K3SK@buckwalter.co)
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> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:10:23 -0500
> From: Ed Parish <k1ep.list@gmail.com>
> To: Alan Larson <wa6azp@gmail.com>
> Cc: VHF Contesting Reflector <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Passing QSOs and WSJT-X Improved
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> I second that and will add, even though you arrange a band change on air,
> before you QSY, simply ask, "Does anyone else need a Q?"
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 00:29 Alan Larson <wa6azp@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Alex wrote:
> > >I think QSY requests should be implemented with an off the air protocol
> > using a cloud hosted QSY server and a QSY request client window or panel
> in
> > the software. It's silly to transmit all this stuff on a crowded 3 kHz
> > segment and a waste of time slots that could be used to make QSO's. It's
> > not like everyone is on a separate frequency like on the analog modes
> where
> > you can much more easily negotiate this stuff without wasting a shared
> > resource with non-QSO traffic.
> >
> > >Keep the airwaves for QSO's and use modern methods for the QSY requests,
> > just any other form of assistance folks use these days to scare up a QSO.
> >
> > "Use modern methods" -- are you saying that radio is not a modern method?
> > Perhaps we should shut down amateur radio if it is not modern enough.
> >
> > Keep the QSY requests on the air, where others on frequency can hear
> them.
> > Nothing so frustrating as hearing a station you need, then having him
> move
> > off to another band, just after you politely waited for him to finish his
> > current QSO.
> >
> > Years ago, when I told my wife about arranging contacts on the internet,
> > she was amazed - "but it's a RADIO contest".
> >
> >         Alan
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:21:30 -0500
> From: <K3SK@buckwalter.co>
> To: <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Contest Logging Software for multiple radios
>         connected via CAT interface at the same time
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> For many years I have used Writelog as my contesting software.  The main
> reason is because Writelog allows you to connect via CAT up to 4 radios at
> once.  This allows an effortless changing of bands on-the-fly when using
> single band radios.   You have the option to have 4 separate input windows
> where you select the one you want to be the current active radio for
> logging.  Change band, just click on a different entry window.   I am not
> aware of any other contesting software that you can do this with.   This
> has
> worked well for me up until my recent reconfiguration of my shack.   I now
> would like to connect 5 radios simultaneously to the logging software, but
> Writelog cannot do this.    It can be done with Ham Radio Deluxe, but it's
> not a contesting program and is difficult to configure using multi-band and
> multiple instances of WSJT-X.
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>
> With the VHF contest only a day away I will be operating with 4 radios as I
> have in the past, but would like to explore options for using 5 in the
> future.   Does anyone know of any contest logging software that can CAT
> interface with 5 or more radios at once?
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> K3SK - FM07
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> Look for me on 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm & 23cm    All modes, analog and digital.
> EME capable on all but 6 meters.
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