[CQ-Contest] WW-Digi Thoughts and Suggestions

[john at kk9a.com]

Did the RTTY subbands change? I have made thousands of contest RTTY  
QSOs in many of these FTx segments.

John KK9A - W4AAA


Hank Garretson w6sx wrote

Rules and FAQ: https://ww-digi.com/index.htm

One issue is contest mode versus non-contest mode. Non-contest mode
stations send and expect to receive SNR. Contest mode stations do not send
SNR and don't need SNR to complete a QSO. Often confusion and incomplete or
unlogged QSOs result.

For WW-Digi, best bet to avoid non-contest versus contest mode issues is to
use contest mode in the WW-Digi recommended band segments.

> *WW-Digi FT4 recommended sub-bands:*
> 1.840-1.844
> 3.580-3.590
> 7.080-7.090
> 14.080-14.090
> 21.080-21.090
> 28.080-28.090
>
> *WW-Digi FT8 recommended sub-bands:*
> 1.844-1.848
> 3.590-3.600
> 7.090-7.100
> 14.090-14.100
> 21.090-21.100
> 28.090-28.100
>
> Use non-contest mode in the traditional FT8 and FT4 band segments.

For non-contest mode: WSJT-X, File, Settings, Advanced, UNCHECK Special
Operating Activity.

For contest mode: WSJT-X, File, Settings, Advanced, CHECK Special Operating
Activity NA VHF.

W6SX vision for WW-Digi is the huge pool of non-contesters out there. My
hope is they will dip their toes in contest waters and find they like it.
This will be an opportunity for contesters and contest clubs to encourage
and help them to try legacy-mode contesting.

Contest Exuberantly,

Hank, W6SX