[VHFcontesting] VHF contesting; VE9AA thoughts

[Mike Smith VE9AA]

My opinion is worth exactly what you've paid for it, hi!

 

FT8 came along some years back and ruined my 6m & 2m experience.  I don't
want my computer working your computer and not hear anything in the speaker.
Technically I think it's AMAZING though.(I know there are folks doing it
with BOT programs too...)

 

My opinion is, a lot of people are lazy so FT8 rules. 99% of activity on
6m/2m- day in, day out is FT8.  Yawn!

 

Until you can separate FT# contests from Analog contests, people will
continue to be lazy and you're not going to hear much on CW/SSB...day to
day.  In contests, only  a little more.

 

Thank goodness I worked all my 2m/6m grids, countries, states, zones and
whatever the hard way (Legacy modes) and can at least be proud of that.  I
mean, nobody cares what this guy has worked for  DX except the guy looking
back at me in the mirror every morning.

 

73 Mike VE9AA

 

Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada