[CQ-Contest] FT4 - Robotic Contesting

[Barry]

When I was active in RTTY, I could copy my callsign, a CQ, and a 599 in 
Baudot.  Maybe it's because I can copy CW faster than Baudot?

I recall working one DXpedition on RTTY who selectively daded as he came 
back.  My call didn't print on the screen, but I knew he came back to 
me, and it was confirmed after I gave my report.

Barry W2UP

On 5/3/2019 3:03 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
>
> You mean like RTTY?
>
> OK ...
>
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
> On 5/3/2019 6:51 AM, K5WA wrote:
>>
>> Sterling,
>>
>>
>> Your argument would carry a lot more water if you had the skill to 
>> copy FT4
>> in your head.
>>
>>
>> Bob K5WA
>>
>>
>>
>> Message: 6
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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> >
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> -Sterling N0SSC
>>
>>
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