[CQ-Contest] Re:CQ-Contest digest, Vol 1 #310 - 5 msgs

[Barry]

I agree. I've operated all 3 modes, and feel that the least amount of skill 
is required for (in order):
1. The FQP
2. SSB
Three's and QRZ last two only,
Barry W2UP

On 6 Aug 2002 llindblom at juno.com wrote:

> Unless you have spent some time operating RTTY contests please do not put down those of us that do.  It is not all machine nirvana and just watching the equipment do everything.  It still takes some brain power and close watching of the screen to know when to switch decoders or change the 
settings and, to copy partial print, shifted characters and other anomalies of RTTY.  
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> 73 and how many more days till FQP??
> 
> W0ETC
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 01:29:27 -0400
> From: Jim White <k4oj at tampabay.rr.com>
> Reply-To: k4oj at tampabay.rr.com
> Organization: Florida Contest Group
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] but are YOU really
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> There was a barrage of comments related to CW being outclassed by PSK31 
> including the following which was typical of them:
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> "Digipan allows you to copy 2 PSK31 signals at once.  W1SQLPSK allows you
> to copy up to 20 (yes, twenty!) PSK31 signals at once."
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> I believe the problem, which you will in turn say is semantics, that a 
> lot of us have is that we feel statements like the above are just plain 
> wrong.
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> Why?
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> Because the OPERATOR is NOT COPYING the signals ... a machine is.
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> If this is indeed the direction we are headed I guess things like 
> contesting and WRTC are history - after all it will be which engineer 
> has access to the best components and can design the best boards for 
> their "decoders"
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> This is also the reason why a lot of us do not even both investigating 
> PSK31 - it isn't operating ... I also feel the same way about RTTY. If I 
> am not having to use my brain to decipher sounds and turn them into 
> contest exchanges, etc. it is not operating (to me) .
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> What is the sizzle, what is the romance, why bother?
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> Data exchange is not operating, IMHO. That's what the internet is for!
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> And I agree that it is possible to copy more stations at one time on CW 
> than phone - if you are really good!
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> 73, am not trying to start a fire just stating my opinion - granted it 
> is from someone who feels older than N6TJ.
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> 73,
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> Jim, K4OJ
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club