[CQ-Contest] saving us from ourselves

[Alan C. Zack]

I actually switch back and forth between VFO's when working split.  I
listen to the DX on VFO A and transmit on VFO B.  When the DX comes
back to someone I'll switch to VFO B and see if I can hear the guy in
QSO with the DX to be sure I am on the correct Tx freq, check out how
many others are calling, etc.
I was surprised just how many EURO DX stations I could hear on 40 mtrs
Friday nite (local PST) of the contest.  Problem most couldn't hear me
on a little trapped sloper.  Did much better to EA8 and SA and the
Caribbean.
And congratulations on being able to squeeze one more watt out of the
V26DX station between the ARRL CW (99 watts) and the ARRL SSB (100
watts)
73
 
km9m-zig at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> I don't know about these......  Why not have the computer power up the station, you close the door,leave the house for the weekend, and 48 hrs later look and see how your computer/software did in the contest?  I think we'd be better off knowing the rigs we're using.. The hobby is getting a little "too software" dependent!  IMHO
> 73,
> Zig KM9M (V26CW)
> member of V26DX Team
> > KE1FO dreamed:
> >
> > >I would love it if contest logging sofware authors would implement a way
> > >to inhibit trasmittion of at least computer generated stuff (cw and voice
> > >  messages) if the transmit VFO is set outside a bandplan designated by th
> > >e user.
> >
> > I can see this being easily accomplished by not asserting PTT.  On CW, if
> > logging program is also handling the paddles, then it could also refuse to
> > assert PTT for both canned messages & hand sent bits.
> >
> > Great idea, especially for rigs where it might not be so obvious to the
> > operator
> > if the radio is set to work split.
> >
> > 73, VR2BrettGraham
> >
> >
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                                     Alan Zack
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