[VHFcontesting] ARRL Jan VHF WZ1V

[Sid Shusterman]

I have worked Ron many times on FT8 on 2M. 30 times to be exact since 
2020 !
73, Sid K3SX

On 1/24/2023 2:27 PM, k3sk at buckwalter.co wrote:
> Ron,
>
> Not to bash you since you said you were not an FT8 basher but until you
> actually work digital modes you will most likely continue to believe that
> the computers work the contacts.    At one time I though the same thing.
> This notion by non digital operators couldn't be farther from the truth.   I
> can tell you that during the contest I left my shack several times, even for
> some extended times , and I left everything turned on and not even one
> contact was worked by my computer during my absence.   There are lots of
> operator interactions with both the program(s) and radios needed to decode
> and log a digital contact.  Especially with weak signals.  Even with lots of
> activity you need to select the contact that could be the best for your
> score with possibly new multipliers.   Worked stations need to actively be
> rejected to avoid dupes.   The MSK, JT65 and many other modes require an
> operator to read the decoded message and select the proper response.  All
> the computer does is decode the digital signal and many of those are deep
> into the noise where your radio's discriminator cannot "decode" it..  I
> won't even talk about how much operator intervention is need for digital EME
> contacts.
>
> I also remember reading in old QSTs similar anti-SSB from the old AM
> operators.
>
> Dave Buckwalter
> K3SK
> FM07
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Klimas WZ1V <wz1v at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 4:31 PM
> To: newsvhf at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] ARRL Jan VHF WZ1V
>
> ARRL January VHF Contest - 2023
>
> Call: WZ1V
> Operator(s): WZ1V
> Station: WZ1V
> Class: Single Op-Analog HP
> QTH: FN31RH
> Operating Time (hrs): 20
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs Mults
> -------------------
> 6: 93 21
> 2: 109 24
> 222: 51 21
> 432: 63 19
> 903:
> 1.2: 25 12
> 2.3:
> 3.4:
> 5.7:
> 10G:
> 24G:
> -------------------
> Total: 341 97 Total Score = 51,410
>
> Club: North East Weak Signal Group
>
> Comments:
> Did Analog-Only again, CW-SSB. Had 1 FM QSO.
> I've now operated the past 3 VHF contests this way.
> It's a lot simpler since there's less modes to juggle, and not needing
> another program for digital modes running.
> Then again, for those that just stay mostly FT8, I guess that's even easier
> since you can have the software automatically work and log the contacts. To
> me it's just more rewarding to work and log each contact yourself the
> old-school way. I'm not an FT8 basher.
> I've done All-mode in many contests. The major Cons with running Analog-Only
> is you'll never work as many Mults or QSOs, and activity levels can go to
> near zero.
> During Sunday night's opening to South America, I didn't hear a single DX
> station on SSB or CW, even the locals pretty much all disappeared to FT8. I
> guess I'd rather be bored making unanswered CQ's than be bored watching the
> computer make contacts. I do miss working the DX though.
>
> I was pretty happy making some very nice contacts on 2M and up. It was fun
> working K3MD, N1JEZ, VE2XX and W1AIM on 1296, to name a few. I also found
> several new stations in the region that have newly added 222 and 1296
> capability.
> Thanks for the QSO's !
>
> 73 Ron WZ1V
>
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