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[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 2/19/2024 4:51 PM, Wes Stewart via Topband wrote:

> F/H is particularly bad in this regard.  You can call and call and 
> might actually be in the queue but not know it until you go to the 
> kitchen for that beer and come back and see that "you" made the
> contact.
If you do not want your computer responding to delayed queue entries
while you are in the kitchen getting a beer, simply clear the DX Call
box!  Just like you told the computer to call the station, you can
tell it not to reply when you're not there.

RTFM!

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2/19/2024 4:51 PM, Wes Stewart via Topband wrote:
>   It is unreasonable to assume all FT8 QSOs are with robots, however, many are.  Technically, some "I" (my computer) makes are made with me not in attendance.  When I can disable transmit and walk out to the kitchen to get another beer and come back to see that my software has tuned my radio to the Fox frequency and called him to complete the QSO, I think that's a "robot."
> And that is exactly why I do not submit WSJT contacts for DXCC credit.  If others want to, that's between them and their ethics.  Why do I make the contacts then? you may ask. Because one of my DX clubs has an internal competition where certain expeditions are designated as targets for "band slot Bingo", where we compete for the greatest number of slots worked.  You can't win if you don't play.
> As to efficiency, I think FT8 wastes a lot of time.  Other modes, including RTTY, are simply faster, although they require more operator skill on both ends.  F/H is particularly bad in this regard.  You can call and call and might actually be in the queue but not know it until you go to the kitchen for that beer and come back and see that "you" made the contact.
> Another particularly distasteful thing about FT8 is that the DX can set filters to exclude certain callers based on signal strength, distance, country, etc. and the callers never know it.  I know there will be vehement denial of this but I know it happens.
> WSJT will never replace RTTY.
> 
>      On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 12:56:59 PM MST, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>