I don't use my phone to make contacts. I use CW, RTTY, FT8, SSB in no
particular order.
It is up to each of us to determine what we should log and what we
should not.
I am sure that we all have received emails from people asking if we had
a contact. I see no difference.
Worked TX5T the other morning on Topband, already confirmed LOTW! Thanks.
W0MU
On 8/22/2018 10:24 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
My aren't we testy. We each operate with our own ethics. You want to
work DXCC on your phone it's your business. I'll stick to mine.
N7WS
On 8/22/2018 1:52 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
Do you turn off your phone, email and every other communication
method when playing radio? JTAlert texting is just one of many ways
people can contact you. He didn't need your RRR either. RR or rr73
or 73 does not make a contact. The exchange of some data is all that
is needed. DXCC does not require that you confirm reports. You
could have just ignored the message and continued on.
To each their own but I sure see more people trying not to play radio
these days.
W0MU
On 8/22/2018 2:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
Not quite true. I was a very early users of FT8, my first
experience with any of the JT modes. Someone said that JTAlert was a
must have so I installed it, not really knowing why.
I was attempting a QSO with a west African station and could tell
that I was being QRMed after the first exchange and while I was
sending reports. I figured to just keep sending and wait it out. I
use two computer monitors and it turned out that when JTAlert popped
up once, it was split over the two screens, so the message didn't
register with me. The second time it appeared, I got enough to know
that he was sending me a text message indicating that he had my
report and just needed my RRR. I did not send him anything further
and uninstalled the program.
Wes N7WS
On 8/22/2018 8:23 AM, Pierluigi Mansutti wrote:
Yes, it is for REAL! nothing remote on this side.
I really enjoy FT8 because all QSO's are real.If your antennas and
your radio hears the DX then the computer decodes it. No way to
call a spot or to make an internet QSO through a chat line.
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