“QSO” means a communication.
It doesn’t mean that you have a conversation.
A signal report or typical contest traffic is a communication.
Ria
N2RJ
On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:48 AM DXer <hfdxmonitor@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>BTW I thought RTTY was a digital mode.
>
> As is CW. I think I get your point, and if so, I agree. Another case of
> nomenclature becoming the issue. Easy to fix though.
>
> >>If Ft4 is faster than RTTY why did all of the RU winners make so few
> FTx(so called digital) QSOs?
>
> Most contests' so called QSOs are actually contacts. A QSO happens when
> you talk about the weather, station improvements, bad propagation, or
> just silliness as the main reason for the link up. Saying hi or wishing
> your buddy good luck in the contest does not make it a QSO, regardless
> of mode, but I digress.
>
> Back to the RTTY/FT4 speed/efficiency point, this is one more reason to
> try and understand what is happening. Was it because FT4 is less
> efficient than RTTY, or because RTTY users being proficient with the
> mode stayed with it? Did experienced contesters use RTTY, while the
> 'unsophisticated' used FT4? If the latter, can they make the jump to
> perceived 'legitimate' contesting modes after experiencing a new aspect
> of the hobby?
>
> If FT4 was less efficient in the contest, was it because FT4 is still
> not the best FT-x contesting protocol, or something else? I have an
> opinion on this, check past posts in the unlikely event that you are
> interested.
>
> This is all new stuff. Good, bad, time will tell.
>
> 73 de Vince, VA3VF
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