[CQ-Contest] FT4 - Robotic Contesting

[David Gilbert]

You mean like RTTY?

OK ...

Dave   AB7E


On 5/3/2019 6:51 AM, K5WA wrote:
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> Your argument would carry a lot more water if you had the skill to copy FT4
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> Bob K5WA
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> Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 20:01:53 -0500
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> From: Sterling Mann <kawfey at gmail.com <mailto:kawfey at gmail.com> >
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> To: Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca <mailto:ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> >
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> Cc: "CQ-Contest at contesting.com <mailto:CQ-Contest at contesting.com> "
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> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FT4 - Robotic Contesting
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> In the beginning, there were people. And people raced on foot. And then man
> domesticated the animal, and raced that. And then man got creative, making
> cars, planes, boats, trains, rockets, and so on and so forth...and raced
> them all.
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> Ham radio is the same. In the beginning there was CW. And then phone. And
> then RTTY. And then BPSK. And so on and so forth, until now with FT4.
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> What I'm getting at is that FT4 contesting will still be just as much fun as
> CW, SSB, and RTTY, and just as competitive. But, I think now after reading a
> negative opinion or two on CQ-contest, QRZ, eHam, reddit, and elsewhere, is
> that the contesters ingrained in CW, phone, or RTTY radiosport will be hard
> pressed to believe me. Meanwhile contesters of modern-day modes will have as
> much fun with FT4 as those who have been contesting with CW for their
> lifetimes and it makes me sad that they'll be unlikely to share that
> experience. So, I challenge the naysayers to give it a try. I promise you
> that the "robot" you QSOing with will be no different than the N1MM
> automation that manage 99% of a contact already.
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> -Sterling N0SSC
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