[VHFcontesting] 50 MHz Sprint results

[Stephen Hewlett]

Alan, I'm sure they didn't care about increasing my score, nor I theirs. It seems to me to be a waste to use FT8 to contact hams who are local to  you (within 30 miles) when either SSB or CW will do it much more efficiently and allow, if one desires, some conversation/communication.
"  The next step may be for a SDR to listen to an entire band segment, acomputer to find and work every digital signal on the band, and emailthe logs at the end of the contest.  No human interaction needed."
No doubt you are right. However, I enjoy using ham radio to communicate with other people so I won't be one of the "no human interaction needed" group.
Steve N4NIV

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Larson <wa6azp at gmail.com>
To: vhfcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, May 13, 2019 5:54 pm
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 50 MHz Sprint results

Steve N4NIV wrote:
> Additional comment: I was using SSB only.  Yesterday I learned that
> at least 6 hams local to me were contacting each other using FT8.  I
> could have easily doubled my score had they been on SSB for any length
> of time.

  I don't think they cared about increasing your score.  They might have
said that if you wanted to increase your score, you should have been on
FT8.

  Perhaps the ARRL should add a "no computer modes" class, much as they
have an "FM only" class.

> It seems a waste to me to use FT8 to make contacts that are
> easily made with more traditional modes in a small fraction of the
> time, plus when the going is slow there is the possibility and time for
> a little ragchewing on the traditional modes.

  Leading to the possibility of someone new happening across the ragches
and working you.

  The next step may be for a SDR to listen to an entire band segment, a
computer to find and work every digital signal on the band, and email
the logs at the end of the contest.  No human interaction needed.

        Alan
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