[VHFcontesting] FN55 result and comments

[Mark Spencer]

I ran analog only in the September contest from my Rover / back pack portable station (although I only operated on Saturday.)  I don't really have enough data to draw any conclusions about the impact this may have had on my score but I quite enjoyed running that way.   As this is a hobby the enjoyment / having fun factor is a consideration for me (:

I spent part of this weekend experimenting with dual receive setups at the home 2M station (one receiver for analog one for digital.)  At this point I'm doubtful I will replicate that in the rover (let alone the back pack station.)  I'm thinking I'll try this out from home during the sprint this evening and probably the January VHF contest.   At first glance listening for both analog and digital signals seems to have some merit and I suppose in principal it isn't much different than the way I almost always listen to 146.52 FM when roving while also running on 144 MHz SSB for example.   (I also managed to get two extra points by listening to 146.52 FM last weekend.)  Having the computer decode the digital stuff and my brain decide the analog stuff seems a good division of labour.  I expect I will give the digital modes from the rover / backpack station another try in the June 2019 contest.

73

Mark S
VE7AFZ/R

mark at alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099

>> On Sep 17, 2018, at 8:41 AM, Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2018, Keith Morehouse wrote:
>> 
>> ......  This is a contesting reflector and the idea of contesting is to
>> score as high as possible.  Being a 'one mode wonder' on FT8 when there is
>> sporadic E on 6M during a contest is hurting, not helping, your score.
> 
> Well, actually, it hurts more than just the digiter's score.
> 
> Jonesy
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