I didn't participate in the WW-Digi contest ... I just think it's a low
blow to criticize a mode that's as new as this one. I've had stations
stacked ten deep on me on 20m FT4 outside of a contest (40m to Asia) so
I know that it's possible to hit the rate I mentioned ... albeit
briefly, of course. But if the activity ever got high enough in a
contest (and somebody came up with a better UI and a better logger than
WSJT-X) things could be a lot of fun.
I actually spent my day working the NAQP CW contest, so it's not like I
don't have a frame of reference.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 1/11/2020 7:39 PM, Edward Sawyer wrote:
Hello David. Froom everything observed in real practice with the typically unsophisticated masses of FT8
users, its dreaming to think that such rates will ever be achieved. All current data points to the rates
experienced. The question was about "how was it" nit "what you hope it to be". So
"how was it, actually?"
As someone who is running most of the time, and not bandmap clicking, the
experience is a world to actually be engaged with the participants, with my
ears and brain. I guess if someone's world in contesting is clicking on the
bandmap, never actually verifying the call, and hitting a few function keys,
then its not much different. Thankfully, that's not my world of contesting.
IS it yours?
Ed N1UR
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The rates would be considerably higher, and the operating somewhat less
confusing, if everyone operated FT4 instead of being spread across FT4
and FT8. If you have a steady string of callers on FT4 the theoretical
maximum rate is 240 per hour, at least until you have to call CQ again.
And I'm not sure that mouse clicks on a WSJT-X screen are any different
than mouse clicks on a CW or RTTY bandmap together with macro key
presses on a keyboard. Possibly you can explain what you see being the
difference.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 1/11/2020 5:26 PM, Edward Sawyer wrote:
With the results in, I am curious as to the answer to this question.
With 30 - 40 an hour rates over 24 hours and just looking at a computer screen
and clicking mouses, was it fun?
Ed N1UR
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