[VHFcontesting] Digital Questions

[Ron Klimas WZ1V]

Instead of creating a separate category, they 
could cut all digital mode QSO points in half, 
ie., 2 digi-Qsos on 6M = 1 real Qso. 
Maybe that's being too generous ?  
Just kidding. 
-73 Ron WZ1V

----- Original Message -----
From: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
To: "Steve (K1IIG)" <stephen.tripp at snet.net>,        VHF Contesting 
<vhfcontesting at contesting.com>,        Marshall-K5QE <k5qe at k5qe.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:14:46 +0000
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Digital Questions

> 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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