[VHFcontesting] WSJT for random contacts in contests?

[Jim Worsham]

Here is some post contest input to this question.  I put a bit more effort
into WSJT/FSK441 on 6 this contest since January is almost always dead for 6
(this year was no exception).  I was able to make 9 contacts 8 of which were
new grids that it is unlikely we would have gotten otherwise.  Four of those
contacts were scheds and the other 5 were from calling CQ on 50.260.  For me
it was a great success and I plan to expand the use of WSJT/FSK441 in future
contests.

73
Jim, W4KXY
6 meter band captain at W4NH

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
Richard P. Feynman

-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Siegmund
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 12:59 PM
To: david vari
Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] WSJT for random contacts in contests?

Beam East..Your 1st.. Beam West..ur 2nd..!
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:
>
>
> 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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