[VHFcontesting] Spotting and the DX Cluster in VHF contesting...

[Darryl Holman]

Hi Mike,
   Both those solutions could work, except that they both require 
internet access.   For the grid intersection I will be activating this 
evening (CN87/CN86/CN97/CN96), I will have no cell phone or data access 
most of the time....

Best,
   Darryl
   ww7d


On 04/29/2015 11:27 AM, Mike (KA5CVH) Urich wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Darryl Holman
> <djholman at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
>> Are there better tools available right now?   Are there reasonable
>> alternatives to APRS for the rover with limited internet capabilities?
> Mike ponders for discussion and not trolling for flames.
>
> I see two other possibilities but both can be problematic as well, but
> does not require the investment of another "station" in your vehicle.
> It can be used with the simplest of smart phones and with used
> inexpensive phones available and $45/mo service from WM on a month to
> month basis ... not too expensive.  For the home station pick up a
> used netbook and just leave it open to your email account during the
> contest period.
>
> 1) Email reflector <like this one> where you can post a simple message
> every so often.  This requires a little training like ... do not reply
> to a message and clutter things up.  If you have something to post
> like you're moving ... make it a new message so its easy to read at a
> glance and you don't have to go through a bunch of reply headers
>
> KA5CVH
> EL28
> 50.125
> 144.225
> Moving to EL18 @ 2200Z
>
> 2) Twitter ... Set up a twitter account strictly for your contesting
> activity, again same message.  This requires "everyone" setting up a
> twitter account and some may not want to like I refuse to have a yahoo
> account.
>
> KA5CVH
> EL28
> 50.125
> 144.225
> Moving to EL18 @ 2200Z
>