[VHFcontesting] Digital Questions

[Sean Waite]

Hi Steve,

I am of the opinion that splitting the VHF and up contests into mode
specific contests will be at the detriment of all. There just simply is not
enough activity.

If activity continues to grow, it might make sense to make mode contacts
worth different amounts of points,or maybe mode mults. I'm not sure where
that break point is, and certainly thus might end up handicapping people
that we really want to get more involved.

It's a fair point about automation. It would be pretty trivial to automate
the entire process. Click go and kick up your heels with a beer. If it's
found that this is happening, a rules rewrite might be in order.

Sean WA1TE


On Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 07:52 Steve (K1IIG) <stephen.tripp at snet.net> wrote:

> Marshall,
> Thank you for a very informative article detailing the different digital
> mode pros and cons. I have not ventured into this and not sure I will as
> most of my operating is on the upper UHF bands. I see a lot of confusion
> with the various setups including major QRM packet collisions with only one
> calling frequency. Three questions come to mind.
> 1.    If the digital modes continue to get popular, do you think having a
> separate Digital Contest makes sense?
> 2.    If not, should the rules be re-written to equalize the playing field.
> 3.    If the automated computer program completes the contact and not the
> ham operator, does this truly constitute a ham op making the contact or his
> station making it. I wish to compete against other hams not just their
> station computers. Hams copying vs computer decoding.
>
> I do enjoy using a PC to assist making a contact with a SDR e/w a
> panadapter waterfall but in the end I have to copy the weak signal to
> complete a legit contact.
>
> 73's and Tnx for posting the article
> Steve K1IIG
> HF-3.4+10ghz
>
>
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/9l5oeiir4inn4x6/Contesting%20and%20Digital%20Modes.doc?dl=0
>
>
> 73 Marshall K5QE
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