[CQ-Contest] saving us from ourselves

[Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)]

Knowing your radio is great, and essential.  However it's clear (both from experience and listening on the bands) that after 24-30 hours straight (2nd night) remembering to set splits and not transmit out of band on 40 or 80 gets tough.  Why not use our technology to our advantage and not only save the time we waste yelling on an EU stations calling frequency but also save violating our licenses?

73 de Al, KE1FO

----- Original Message -----
From: km9m-zig at comcast.net
Sent: 3/10/2004 6:45:26 PM
To: vr2bg at harts.org.hk
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] saving us from ourselves

> 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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