Multi-mode works in a big HF contest where there are lots of people on and also
different modes are forced to use different frequencies by license regulations.
On VHF+ it would just lead to manufactured contacts: around here people would
just sit on 144.200 and cycle through the possible modes.
Tor
N4OGW
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On Mon, 1/22/18, Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff@gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Feeling like a frustrated old dinosaur and giving
up.
To: "Walter Murphy" <n2wm@centurylink.net>
Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Date: Monday, January 22, 2018, 9:23 PM
I'm just thinking out loud,
but it seems to me that if you got credit by
mode - where you could score 1 point each with
a station on a band for CW,
phone, and
digital - you'd get a lot more people thinking about
moving to
CW and phone when conditions
warrant.
Might be worth
further discussion. 73 jeff wk6i
On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 7:17 PM, Walter Murphy
<n2wm@centurylink.net>
wrote:
> I agree with
Mike!!!
>
> I operated
from Home and listened a lot. I know some very good
distances
> can be worked with these
digital modes but during the weekend tuning up to
> the Digital Frequencies on 6 meters I
heard many S9 to 20 over S9 signals
> on
digital which is a waste of time. A simple SSB or CW QSO
could be made
> in a fraction of the
time.
>
> My big
objection is that many if not all of these stations on
Digital
> never made one attempt to get
on SSB or CW.
>
> I
find no enjoyment in watching a computer make a QSO.
>
> 73
>
> Walt Murphy N2WM
>
>
>
On 1/22/2018 9:14 PM, Mike (KA5CVH) Urich wrote:
>
>> I guess one
should be excited about the enthusiasm over the digital
>> modes but I'm not. Events
precluded my plans to get back into dong
>> some contesting with a simple Saturday
only rove but was only able to
>> get
on the air in spots a couple of times. I have a modest
station
>> for six, a FTdx1200, 3L @
30', good feedline, with maybe a 1 or 2 watt
>> return. For the rove I would have
used my FT-991.
>>
>> The few times I was able to get on ...
50.125 was dead ... I mean
>>
nothing. Called CQ a few times ... even drug out the
FT-817 to
>> monitor my signal ...
sounds good. Now I spun up and down the band as
>> I had time and could hear what I
presume were digital modes with good
>> strong signals so my radio is working
... but no one is saying
>>
anything. Can't we just talk to one another ...
I'm sorry if this
>> offends those
who love digital but the dinosaur in me comes out. To
>> me the digital modes for the most part
are noting more than sending
>> texts
and emails that I can do with my phone. YAWN.
>>
>> If you were
on phone thank you ... we just didn't catch up with
one
>> another.
>>
>> So maybe a
digital free contest is in order ... hmmmm ... doubt it
...
>> I'll just get laughed
at.
>>
>>
>
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