[VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] [Packrats] Contest suggestion

[Paul Bourque]

The reaction would be that it’s already prohibited. It’s been in the rules
for a few years now. For example, ther’s already variants of WSJT available
that have automation- which is explicitly prohibited in all ARRL contests.

73,
Paul N1SFE



On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 9:58 PM Alan Larson <wa6azp at gmail.com> wrote:

> > From: Paul Bourque <pbourque at gmail.com>
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> > I was talking with Bart, W9JJ about this today and he suggested that the
> > sprints might be a great way to test any changes.
> > The dialog we have going on here is really good- there are lots of great
> > ideas being presented. Believe me, we are paying attention here at HQ.
>
> What would the reaction be if someone came up with a software package
> that interfaced with the
> digital software and did the entire digital contest without human
> intervention once started.  That way,
> the operator could download the contest software package, start it up,
> and go watch the football
> game (or mow the lawn).  The software could listen for any FT8 (or
> other digital mode) signals, work
> those stations, log the contacts, and even send in the log at the end
> of the contest.  The software could
> scrape the various web sites announcing and coordinating contacts for
> additional contact possibilities.
>
> Think of the possibilities!  Contesting without a sore butt from
> sitting in the chair for hours.  One might
> even be able to be on several bands at once, much less hassle with
> moving stations to other bands.
>
> I have looked into this in enough detail to know that this is a simple
> matter of programming.
>
> What do folks think?
>
>         Alan
>
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