John:
If watching TV or engaging in other similar activities while contesting is how
some operators want to operate I am fine with that, although beyond
occasionally getting a beverage during a long MSK144 meteor scatter attempt,
that style of operating has little appeal to me. I wasn't advocating for any
sort of rule change re this type of operating. If anything I think it worth
while to keep in mind that some operators do seem to enjoy operating that way
and in my view more activity is usually a good thing.
I hope that clarifies my comments.
73
Mark S
VE7AFZ
mark@alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099
> On Sep 25, 2019, at 2:18 PM, John Kludt <johnnykludt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mark,
>
> Why are you assuming this only happens with digital modes? For those of us
> not fortunate enough to live in the NE VHF contesting without regard to mode
> involves lots of BSing with the guys in the shack, Internet browsing and
> maybe even a football game on TV or two. For many of us VHF contesting is
> lots of watching the panadapter, hoping that someone is out there, and maybe
> working a little FT8 while waiting for something, anything, to happen on SSB
> or even more rare CW. After moonrise things turn to JT65 EME and/or meteor
> scatter.
>
> Please keep regional differences in mind. VHF contesting is intended to be a
> country wide event. Let's make sure as we talk about rules changes we keep
> the entire country in mind and not optimize things for for the NE at every
> one else's expense.
>
> John
>
>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:47 AM Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com>
>> wrote:
>> While I share your views about the undesirability of working digital modes
>> in a contest while watching TV, a number of hams I have tried to pull into
>> VHF and up operating / contesting have told me they don't have the patience
>> to mostly listen to static for hours on end. (Even participating in a net
>> for an hour where one mostly hears static seems to try the patience of a
>> number of other operators I know.) I can see why using digital modes while
>> doing something non amateur radio related may appeal to some.
>>
>> 73
>> Mark S
>> VE7AFZ
>>
>> mark@alignedsolutions.com
>> 604 762 4099
>>
>> > On Sep 25, 2019, at 8:41 AM, Stephen Hewlett via VHFcontesting
>> > <vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > The comment about watching TV with an iPad and working people with a
>> > remote desktop app left me flat as well. I have found that in life you
>> > generally get out of something in terms of satisfaction what you put into
>> > it. Watching TV with an iPad while VHF contesting doesn't seem very
>> > satisfying to me. I wouldn't bother if that was my only VHF contesting
>> > option. Steve N4NIV
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
>> > Cc: Jonesy W3DHJ <mailserver@jonz.net>; VHF Contesters
>> > <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
>> > Sent: Wed, Sep 25, 2019 9:18 am
>> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Digital ... contesting
>> >
>> >> On Tue, 24 Sep 2019, Doug Gilliam wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Well put Lew!
>> >>
>> >> Those of us who put a lot of expense, time, and skill into our
>> >> stations, and who appreciate a hard fought cw contact, get frustrated
>> >> with being thoroughly beaten by an operator sitting in his easy chair
>> >> with a laptop and a good 6 meter opening.
>> >
>> > What rubbed my Rover fur backwards a few weeks ago was this comment
>> > posted after a contest weekend:
>> >
>> > "The big advantage of that mode for me is that I
>> > can sit in the bedroom watching TV with an iPad in
>> > my lap and work people via a remote desktop app."
>> >
>> > Jonesy W3DHJ
>> > --
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