[VHFcontesting] Fwd: [Packrats] FT4 and FT8 Contesting

[John Kludt]

Ray,

I am sure you read Joe's link on proper operator actions when using FT8 in
contest.  Just in case here is the link:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT4_FT8_Contesting.pdf.  It is
worth the read and we clearly have some work to do on the operator side to
make sure our contesting behavior is appropriate to the mode.

John


On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:12 PM Ray Golley <rgolley at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> > ---------- Original Message ----------
> > From: Joe Taylor <joe at princeton.edu>
> > To: 'Pack Rats Reflector' <packrats at mailman.qth.net>
> > Date: February 26, 2020 at 9:36 AM
> > Subject: [Packrats] FT4 and FT8 Contesting
> >
> > Log checking for several recent contests that used the FT4 and FT8 modes
> > has shown undesirably large numbers of claimed QSOs that receive
> > not-in-log ("NIL") status from the other station.  The WSJT development
> > team has worked together with contest sponsors and log checkers to
> > analyze the probable causes of these NILs.  Our findings and some
> > operating advice for future contests are posted here:
> > http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT4_FT8_Contesting.pdf
> > and will also appear in the May-June 2020 issue of NCJ, the National
> > Contest Journal.
> >
> >       73 from the authors of the study:
> >
> >      Steve Franke, K9AN
> >      Don Hill, AA5AU
> >      Ed Muns, W0YK
> >      Iztok Saje S52D
> >      Joe Taylor, K1JT
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