[VHFcontesting] Sept Contest and WSJT, Etc

[Paul Kiesel]

I don't want to be categorized as anti-fun, but why
not time-averaged QSOs? Surely you don't think guys
doing this are going to be a threat to the "serious"
contesters!

73 de Paul, K7CW

--- Tim Marek <timm at cccomm.net> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> As long as the contact can take place in a
> reasonable amount of time, say
> the time a normal voice MS sked or a CW EME sked
> takes to complete, then I
> have no issue with HSMS, HSJT, or any digital modes.
> When it is "TIME
> AVERAGED" over Hours, Days or Weeks to make a Single
> QSO, That is when I
> have a problem with it.
> 
> My Multi-Op partner, Dave - W7KK, Has been using
> HSMS for the past several
> years to snag a extra mult here or there during the
> dead times during the
> middle of the night. We have always looked to the
> rising moon for a few more
> mults and generally work one or two stations there.
> Our 2M station is rather
> large, 2 x 18XXX yagis at 40/50 ft fed with a
> Commander KW amp driven by a
> FT-847. All of his skeds are an hour or less in
> duration. Our goal has
> always been to do whatever is nessesary to increase
> our Q's and Mult's
> within the rules of the contest. To date the league
> has had no issue with
> our entries and I dont forsee any.
> 
> My 2 cents worth...
> 
> 73s from DM09ol de Tim - K7XC/Rover... sk
> ----------
> SEPT 2001 - K7XC/R - CN90 to CM95 ---OR--- CM95 to
> CN90 - ABCDE
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DAVID C. OLEAN <k1whs at worldpath.net>
> To: VHF Contest Reflector
> <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 4:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Sept Contest
> 
> 
> > Hi Dave,
> >     The genesis for my original post was the WSJT 
> mode, which apparently,
> is
> > a step up from the normal high speed meteor
> scatter. Essentially all of
> the
> > detection is done by the computer. The operator
> sits there and reads the
> copy.
> > I guess it is like rtty in that respect. It is
> very effective, but I think
> > about the League vs Peter Laakman, WB6IOM and
> G3LTF (I think) and their
> non
> > allowed 1296 eme QSO. (In the late 60s or early
> 70's) They did much more
> > receiving than a WSJT operator.
> 
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