Gerry,
I am with Alex: chatting on the internet or cellphone to create a contact
removes the fun and satisfaction from your own learning, building, and
operating.
Some have suggested putting in a prompt after completion of an FT-x contact,
something like "QSY 222100" in the free message line. This is reported to
work sometimes, but I've not tried it.
73,
Chet, N8RA
-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting
<vhfcontesting-bounces+chetsubaccount=snet.net@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
Alex
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 11:52 AM
To: Gerry Hull <gerry@w1ve.com>
Cc: newsvhf@mailman.qth.net; VHF Contesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Scheduling Multi-band QSOs in June VHF...
I've been using less and less assistance for contesting. I'm not planning on
using any assistance this June. All this assistance is a frustrating
distraction and I feel less satisfaction to make a QSO that way. So I'm 100%
radio, because really, that's what I came to do. Play radio.
73,
--Alex KR1ST
On May 21, 2021, 10:35 AM, at 10:35 AM, Gerry Hull <gerry@w1ve.com> wrote:
>Though I've not been able to participate as much in the last few years,
>I've been doing the June contest with the W2SZ MGEF group on Greylock
>(FN32) for more than 35 years.
>As we all know, WSJT has changed everything about V/U/uW contesting.
>
>I don't blame people for wanting to mostly QSO via WSJT: If you don't
>have a mountaintop QTH, it's the best way to maximize your QSOs, and
>the amount of time it takes to make a QSO is not as important as MAKING
>THE QSO.
>
>That said, it is extremely difficult to move to other bands, or ask
>stations to move to other bands if you are making a QSO via WSJT.
>
>Yes, we allow any means to make skeds: phone calls, chat rooms,
>texting,
>etc. Is that what people are preferring today?
>
>I have two questions:
>- Would people be interested in having a few times per hour where they
>would switch to SSB/CW from WSJT (say 2 minutes every 30?) During those
>periods, QSOs on a band could be made, or making schedules for other
>bands could be accomplished.
>- Or, do most of you prefer non-amateur-means to sked?
>
>73,
>
>Gerry Hull, *W1VE *Hancock, NH USA
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