[VHFcontesting] Digital Questions

[Michael Clarson]

 VHF and up contests differ from almost all other contests in that
there is only goal -- make the contact. Can't get through on SSB?
Switch to CW. Mixed mode contact -- allowed. Should that point value
be lowered? Of course not. The digital modes are just one more way to
complete a QSO. I do have one complaint in VHF contests -- they only
care about one thing -- grid squares.Gone are the prefix contest and
the longer exchange in the VHF Sweepstakes -- that will slow the
digital boys down a bit! --Mike, WV2ZOW

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Ron Klimas WZ1V <wz1v at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 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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