When I was active in RTTY, I could copy my callsign, a CQ, and a 599 in
Baudot. Maybe it's because I can copy CW faster than Baudot?
I recall working one DXpedition on RTTY who selectively daded as he came
back. My call didn't print on the screen, but I knew he came back to
me, and it was confirmed after I gave my report.
Barry W2UP
On 5/3/2019 3:03 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
You mean like RTTY?
OK ...
Dave AB7E
On 5/3/2019 6:51 AM, K5WA wrote:
Sterling,
Your argument would carry a lot more water if you had the skill to
copy FT4
in your head.
Bob K5WA
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Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 20:01:53 -0500
From: Sterling Mann <kawfey@gmail.com <mailto:kawfey@gmail.com> >
To: Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca <mailto:ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> >
Cc: "CQ-Contest@contesting.com <mailto:CQ-Contest@contesting.com> "
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FT4 - Robotic Contesting
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In the beginning, there were people. And people raced on foot. And
then man
domesticated the animal, and raced that. And then man got creative,
making
cars, planes, boats, trains, rockets, and so on and so forth...and raced
them all.
Ham radio is the same. In the beginning there was CW. And then phone.
And
then RTTY. And then BPSK. And so on and so forth, until now with FT4.
What I'm getting at is that FT4 contesting will still be just as much
fun as
CW, SSB, and RTTY, and just as competitive. But, I think now after
reading a
negative opinion or two on CQ-contest, QRZ, eHam, reddit, and
elsewhere, is
that the contesters ingrained in CW, phone, or RTTY radiosport will
be hard
pressed to believe me. Meanwhile contesters of modern-day modes will
have as
much fun with FT4 as those who have been contesting with CW for their
lifetimes and it makes me sad that they'll be unlikely to share that
experience. So, I challenge the naysayers to give it a try. I promise
you
that the "robot" you QSOing with will be no different than the N1MM
automation that manage 99% of a contact already.
-Sterling N0SSC
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