[TenTec] Top 10 with mouse only controls - WAS: "End of an Era"

[Larry Menzel]

With all due respect and congratuations on your operating,  VHF/UHF just 
doesn't present the same challenge as HF operating.

IMHO.

Larry, N0XB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane - N9DG" <n9dg at yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Top 10 with mouse only controls - WAS: "End of an Era"


> FWIW I fairly regularly get into the top 10 for the Single Op
> Low Power category for the various ARRL VHF contests. And for
> multipliers I typically finish within the top 5 for the
> 144-432 MHz bands. Hint: I don't find all those multipliers
> by twisting a VFO knob; and I refuse to use spotting networks
> for contests (even if it were legal to begin with). Also note
> that my top 10 finishes are all achieved with just 4 bands
> (50-432 MHz) most of the other top 10 finishers typically
> have at least 902 and 1296 if not more microwave bands above
> the bottom 4.
>
> I run a SO4R like configuration using all Pegasus radios with
> N4PY software on the 50-432 MHz bands (the Pegasus radios
> only cost me about 1.5 Orion II's). So I'm running nearly
> 100% mouse control of the radios. As much as I like N4PY's
> software I can think of a lot of things that could be done
> with a software UI and SDR to improve the whole concept by at
> least 5 fold for contest use. Suffice it to say a knobs and
> button radio simply can't get me there - period.
>
> So yes top 10 finishes can, and are being achieved without
> using any knobs and buttons.
>
> Duane
> N9DG
>
> --- Bill Tippett <btippett at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
>>          I'm sure you are kidding.  Real radios use knobs,
>> not mouses.  When you see anyone in Top Ten contest results
>> that uses an SDR, please let us know.
>>
>>                                          73,  Bill  W4ZV
>
>
>
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