[TowerTalk] All Day Everyday Unattended FT8

[Mike Ryan]

Billy and the others who have responded, thank you all.  Adding filters or hanging whatever in front of a radio (my friend's in this case) to compensate for someone else's inconsideration would (in my case) be completely out of the question. PERIOD. No one should be allowed to operate a station..NON STOP for more than 96 consecutive hours (so far this week) basically unattended. It would appear that the operator intends to work DXCC on 20m without even being in the room with the radio.  Some say that FT8 is not 'real ham radio'.  I disagree but in this case, the kind of operating that is going on (did I say OPERATING) should not be allowed, condoned, or attempted. The op in question is a GENERAL class operator. So I suppose the question pool for licensing such individuals should be changed to clearly and better explain the rules and what the consequences are not only to himself but the ham community that has to suffer his inconsideration.
          I'm sorry again to air this kind of stuff on the reflector but I have appreciated all your responses which I have passed along.  '73 Mike, K4CVL

-----Original Message-----
From: Billy Cox [mailto:aa4nu at comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2024 10:38 PM
To: Mike Ryan
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] All Day Everyday Unattended FT8

Hi Mike, well that's not good news is it ... bummer ...

OK, perhaps "pretend" the situation is like a multi multi contest station
and what has to be addressed now is the QRM/QRN "between stations", not a
best solution (good luck with that as to the FCC or ARRL assisting), yet
one that at least allows your friend to do something to reduce the bother
and raise his/her level of enjoyment, all things considered?

Here's a link that may help toward that goal?

http://www.vibroplex.com/techdocs/INRAD/MII_W2VJN.pdf

73 Billy, AA4NU



> On 04/09/2024 8:11 PM GMT Mike Ryan <mryan001 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>  
> Gentlemen, Please excuse the detraction from tower / antenna related affairs
> typically noted on this most valuable reflector, but a situation has emerged
> at a friend's QTH and he has asked my help in dealing with it. My friend is
> dealing with a neighboring ham who is enamored with operating FT8 to the
> degree that he is allowing his unattended station to operate all day and
> night, every day, calling CQ and letting the auto mode answer and then begin
> again. Robot mode. This has been going on for some weeks or months. As my
> friend is within WALKING distance from the other operator, depending on
> which band the auto operated station may be on, it basically puts my friend
> out of business due to the desense. Has anyone had such experience and/or
> anyone with a suggestion(s) on dealing with such please contact me of course
> OFF LIST. Thanks in advance.    - Mike, K4CVL
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