Peter,
I spend a boatload of money and time to play rover. I know my choice , but
spare us the aditude.
It's not hf is right....the new spotting rules make it more fun for most
of us.
Steve / K7SWS
On May 2, 2017 9:42 AM, "Mark Spencer" <mark@alignedsolutions.com> wrote:
> A few comments:
>
> My track record making contacts from rare grids with no prior notice by
> calling CQ on 50.125 for example has been very poor. A system that
> allowed me to notify interested amateurs when I happen to be in a rare grid
> (without Internet access) would be useful. It would make these trips more
> fun for me. I don't believe there are enough people listening to calling
> frequencies and continually circling their beams listening for weak signals
> to make random cq's very productive outside of sporadic E or F skip or
> similar openings on six meters.
>
> Even if I do give prior notice of a visit to a rare grid it would be nice
> to be able to confirm that I am actually on the air. More contacts would
> make the trips more fun for me.
>
> I am willing to make a reasonable effort to at least get the ability to
> send short emails from the back country but the bulk of the internet based
> systems that "like minded" amateurs seem to be using these days to
> coordinate VHF and up contacts appear to cater to users that have broad
> band Internet connectivity which makes them limited use for me at times.
> That being said I am grateful for these systems and use them when I can.
>
> 73
>
> Mark S
>
> VE7AFZ
>
>
> mark@alignedsolutions.com
> 604 762 4099
>
> > On May 2, 2017, at 9:10 AM, Peter Laws <plaws0@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Mark Spencer <
> mark@alignedsolutions.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> During one my grid expeditions last summer when I announced I wouldn't
> have Internet access I received emails after the fact asking why I wasn't
> using ping jockey so I believe there is a perceived need for this type of
> system but I realize the effort may be non trivial and the user base would
> be small.
> >
> >
> > So, reading between the lines here, it's no longer enough that people
> > hearing the DX/rare grid/whatever post to a cluster, now it's up to
> > that DX/rare grid/whatever station to personally notify The Deserving
> > that they are on the air?
> >
> > Um. Yeah.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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