[VHFcontesting] The Right Tool for the Right Job [was: The Rover Flaw]

[Ev Tupis]

There are two issues at play: use of APRS to assist in making valid QSO's (where such assistance is allowed) vs. using APRS QSO's as valid contest QSO's.

HamIM (APRS on simplex w/o Internet links) contacts MAY be directly logged as contest QSO's (The ARRL said so, for their events while other sponsors would need to chime in for theirs, of course).

I view APRS and HamIM as complimentary activities, not in competition.  Just use the right tool for the right job! :)

Ev,W2EV


----- Original Message ----
From: John Geiger <johngeig at yahoo.com>
To: Dave Agsten <w4txs at yahoo.com>; vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Sent: Friday, March 2, 2007 5:55:30 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] The Rover Flaw


But if they should allow retransmission of signals
thru the APRS network, shouldn't they also allow
repeater and satellite QSOs to count for the contest? 
And maybe even Echolink.  Heck, CQ counts Echolink
QSOs towards DX awards.

73s John W5TD

--- Dave Agsten <w4txs at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm not talking about running some modified APRS in
> Simplex. I'd like to see the rule makers take off
> the blinders and allow use of the APRS network as it
> currently exists. It's obvious that FM simplex isn't
> going to outdistance SSB or CW from a Rover. I guess
> I'm probably preaching to the choir here since it
> won't have any impact on the rule makers. It's a
> good thing the VHF/UHF contests are in the Summer
> because at this point in the Sunspot Cycle I'd be on
> the CW low end of 160 and 80  if it weren't for the
> high level of noise.
>    
>   Dave, N8AG
> 
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