Do you turn off your phone, email and every other communication method
when playing radio? JTAlert texting is just one of many ways people can
contact you. He didn't need your RRR either. RR or rr73 or 73 does not
make a contact. The exchange of some data is all that is needed. DXCC
does not require that you confirm reports. You could have just ignored
the message and continued on.
To each their own but I sure see more people trying not to play radio
these days.
W0MU
On 8/22/2018 2:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
Not quite true. I was a very early users of FT8, my first experience
with any of the JT modes. Someone said that JTAlert was a must have so
I installed it, not really knowing why.
I was attempting a QSO with a west African station and could tell that
I was being QRMed after the first exchange and while I was sending
reports. I figured to just keep sending and wait it out. I use two
computer monitors and it turned out that when JTAlert popped up once,
it was split over the two screens, so the message didn't register with
me. The second time it appeared, I got enough to know that he was
sending me a text message indicating that he had my report and just
needed my RRR. I did not send him anything further and uninstalled
the program.
Wes N7WS
On 8/22/2018 8:23 AM, Pierluigi Mansutti wrote:
Yes, it is for REAL! nothing remote on this side.
I really enjoy FT8 because all QSO's are real.If your antennas and
your radio hears the DX then the computer decodes it. No way to call
a spot or to make an internet QSO through a chat line.
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