[UK-CONTEST] 80m CC's and the data leg

[G3SJJ]

With respect Phil and others, you are missing the point. The 
contributors against data modes are not talking about sending, they are 
talking about H E A R I N G.

In all modes there are aids to sending information. That is not in question.

You send info and you H E A R information. That to us is what amateur 
radio is all about.

Why have I just built and installed a coax loop RX antenna, why have I 
installed Inrad 400 and 250Hz filters?

Why INDEED have I bought a pair of noise canceling headphones?

The answer -

To H E A R with my own E A R S and decode the information.

When I come in to the shack I put the headphones on to L I S T E N to a 
station

If I wanted to see it displayed on a screen I would use email.

That is the simple message we want to get across! Not mean to be 
abusive, just to try and get the point across on behalf of those who 
enjoy listening!

73 Chris G3SJJ





Phil Cooper wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Oh boy! Can't keep out of this one!
>
> Dave G4BUO wrote that he thought the DATA legs were ".....just two computers
> talking to each other.....".
>
> Yup, that may well be true, but RTTY contesting is a rapidly growing section
> of the hobby, and personally, I don't have a problem with that.
>
> If it comes down to that level of thinking, then I suspect that the vast
> majority of CW legs are nothing but the same! Just what proportion of the CW
> ops are sending by hand, and paper logging?
> OK, there will be a few, I agree, but I bet that the vast majority are using
> some sort of software to send pre-prepared buffers, and to log the contacts.
> I can already hear the cries of "but you have to decode it in your brain" or
> the like. Yes, agreed, but without your PC, most would be slowed down quite
> considerably, and would log far fewer contacts per 90 minutes!
>
> One other important point is the number of ops who have taken up RTTY
> contesting after getting to grips with the mode in these contests. Even last
> year, there were only a handful of G's in any of the major RTTY contests.
> This year, there have been dozens. I suspect this is largely due to the 80m
> CC's.
>
> I am not so sure that PSK is a valid contset mode though, and this IS a
> personal opinion. 100 watts is way too much to use on PSK, especially
> inter-G. I would guess there are also very few PSK logs in each of the DATA
> legs, but there is no way to know, as all are listed as DATA.
> Can anyone shed any light on the proportion of RTTY to PSK logs?
>
> So, RSGBHFCC, please retain the data legs! Maybe you should consider
> dropping the SSB legs??
>
> And I agree with Andy GM8OEG... Surely this is a wind-up?
>
> 73 for now
>
> Phil GU0SUP
>
>
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