[VHFcontesting] A Quick Explanation...

[Alex]

Hi Marshall,

Good advice by your friend. Remember, part of the audience you are 
addressing grew up with 140 character limits, and "tl;dr" is an 
appropriate excuse. ;-)

The other day I was operating some FT8 on 6 and noticed that more 
operators were using the contest mode now. I had to switch messages just 
as much as during a contest, which may not be a bad thing. I'm starting 
to think, too, that "Only grids, all the time, on VHF" is the way to go.

73,
--Alex KR1ST (FN21)

On 2018-06-20 23:12, Marshall-K5QE wrote:
> Hello my fellow VHFers.....A friend sent me this request.....
> 
> Marshall, your writing is a good complete explanation, but too long
> for the short attention span crowd that has infested FT8. Need to
> write it in 6 short sentences that can be read in 15 seconds....
> 
> I sent him back the following:
> 
> 1)VHF operators exchange GRIDS not -02 or 59, even in casual operating
> 2)VHF Contests require the exchange of GRIDS
> 3)The NA Contest Mode guarantees that GRIDS are properly exchanged in
> a contest AND it takes less time
> 4)Any Questions??
> 
> While this is only semi-serious, IF we could somehow get this widely
> published to the folks who need it, that would solve a lot of issues.
> 
> 73 Marshall K5QE
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