[CQ-Contest] World Wide Digi DX Contest Results

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Part 97 defines “data” as an emission type which does not include manually
sent or decoded telegraphy but includes all of the computer modes.

“* Data.* Telemetry, telecommand and computer communications emissions
having (i) designators with A, C, D, F, G, H, J or R as the first symbol, 1
as the second symbol, and D as the third symbol; (ii) emission J2D; and
(iii) emissions A1C, F1C, F2C, J2C, and J3C having an occupied bandwidth of
500 Hz or less when transmitted on an amateur service frequency below 30
MHz. Only a digital code of a type specifically authorized in this part may
be transmitted.”

Ria
N2RJ

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 10:38 PM Stan Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan at gmail.com> wrote:

> <<BTW I thought RTTY was a digital mode.>>
>
> Yep, it is. I just use "digital" instead of the longer "other digital"
> phrase.
>
> And, since you brought it up, isn't CW digital? Many call it the original
> digital. As a matter of fact, I can work a CW contest using MRP-40 to
> decode CW and send responses -- just like MMTY with RTTY (and other modes
> using macros). So, what we have is digital and analog voice. Whoa, wait a
> minute. We have different forms of voice, including digital.
>
> And many of us worked a couple of ops in recent SSB contests who were using
> voice macros that were fed by voice recognition software. They could
> completely automate a voice QSO. What do we do about them?
>
> I'm going back to bed ;-)
>
> 73,
> ___________________
> Stan Zawrotny, K4SBZ
>
> Real radio bounces off the sky.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 9:33 AM <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
>
> > If Ft4 is faster than RTTY why did all of the RU winners make so few
> > FTx(so called digital) QSOs?
> >
> > BTW I thought RTTY was a digital mode.
> >
> > John KK9A  (W4AAA in 2020 Roundup - 100% RTTY QSOs)
> >
> >
> >
> > Stanley Zawrotny k4sbz wrote:
> >
> > Ed,
> >
> > I am both a RTTY contester and a digital contester. I operated in the
> > ARRL RTTY Contest using FT4. I found that FT4 was faster than RTTY
> > using S&P because I didn’t have to wait as long at the pileups. I did
> > try RTTY S&P and got bored watching the screen while the station gave
> > his report to a contact, the contact replied and finally the station
> > sent a TU QRZ. Then I had a chance to.....wait for it....MOUSE CLICK
> > on the macro that sends my callsign. If he replied to someone else, I
> > had to.....yep......WATCH THE SCREEN while he finished that QSO. Then
> > I would jump up and press F4 again to send my call.
> >
> > Oh, you don’t do S&P, you run. That means that you MOUSE CLICK (or
> > press a function key) to send CQ, MOUSE CLICK on a call, MOUSE CLICK
> > on the Exchange macro, watch the screen, execute the TU QRZ macro and
> > watch the screen to see who is next. Or do you use call stacking to
> > make that step more automatic?  Since you are running, the calls all
> > come to you. You don’t have to SEARCH for them or time your call to
> > them to try to beat out the other guys. Tell me, Ed, how much fun it
> > that?
> >
> > When I use FT8/FT4, I use a combination of running and S&P. I
> > constantly watch the decoding panel, looking for someone who is saying
> > 73 so I can call him before he needs to send a CQ. That beats out the
> > guys who only call someone who is calling CQ. I watch for others who
> > are giving their exchange to see if I need their multiplier and call
> > them when they send their 73.
> >
> > WSJT-X has a check box so that you can only see stations calling CQ.
> > Anyone that uses it is a fool. Whether you are contesting or DXing,
> > there is much more to be gained by watching exchanges being made and
> > taking advantage of the information revealed.
> >
> > No, I don’t sit blankly watching the screen. I actively go after my
> > Qs, running only when there are no new gems for me to work.
> >
> > Anyone who makes comments about how boring digital is has not learned
> > how to skillfully operate in that mode.
> >
> > BTW, FT8/FT4 were designed using RTTY contesting as a template.
> > Hearing such comments for a RTTY contester amazes me.
> >
> > Stan, K4SBZ
> >
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