[VHFcontesting] WSJT for random contacts in contests?

[Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO]

Hmmm, on second reading, I guess you're not in the midwest if you are going 
to be operating from FN02. Sorry. :-)  So normally you would transmit 2nd 
sequence. If beaming east of you, transmit 1st sequence.

Bill

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From: "Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO" <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 7:36 PM
To: "david vari" <david_vari at yahoo.com>; <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] WSJT for random contacts in contests?

> The westernmost station transmits during Sequence 1 (top of the minute). 
> Now remember that this isn't a LAW, it's just a recommended custom, 
> designed to help stations have at least some idea of when to listen for a 
> given station or area. So you will hear stations violating it from time to 
> time. If you are in the midwest, as you are, you may find yourself working 
> stations in both directions. In such cases, it is not necessary to change 
> which sequence you're transmitting on -- it just confuses people. So use 
> the custom intelligently.
>
> Bill W5WVO
>
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> From: "david vari" <david_vari at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:06 PM
> To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] WSJT for random contacts in contests?
>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> KK6MC wrote:
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> ********************
>>
>> 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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