[VHFcontesting] WSJT for random contacts in contests?

Jerry Siegmund jer.sieg at shaw.ca
Fri Jan 15 09:59:17 PST 2010


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VE6CPP

david vari wrote:
> What just is proper protocol for me calling CQ from fn02nw? top of the minute or bottom of the minute? for me with someone else east of me?
>  
> de  dave-n2rhl
>
> --- On Thu, 1/14/10, Keith Morehouse <w9rm at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: Keith Morehouse <w9rm at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] WSJT for random contacts in contests?
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 11:17 AM
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> KK6MC wrote:
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> Does anyone have experience using WSJT to make random contacts 
> in VHF/UHF contacts? That is, calling CQ on a specific frequency 
> without skeds and making contacts? Do you work enough additional 
> contacts and grids to make it worthwhile?
>
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> Yes.  More and more people are finding it productive to CQ on the 
> WJST calling frequencies of 50.260 and 144.140.  I've been doing it
> for years, both from home and our limited-multi-station.  There's usually
> not a whole lot else to do that time of the morning when you're only
> on the bottom 4 bands.
>
> Just be sure you use proper protocol concerning sequencing and the use 
> of UP/DWN cues.  The more popular the calling freqs become, the more of
> a zoo they will be !
>
> I am time limited for the Jan contest so I've told everyone who asked 
> about skeds that I would work them if I heard them on the calling freqs.
>
> With regard to mobile WSJT.....welllll, I kinda doubt it'll work.
>
> Jay W9RM 
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