[Xtreme-talk] Spreading the word...

[Bob McGwier]

Doug Grant wrote:
> Thanks to new list subscriber Bob, N4HY, for spreading the word about
> the Xtreme categories to several more lists, mostly on the more
> technical side of the hobby.
>
> How many of you on this list now are actively considering an entry this fall?
>
> CW? SSB? Both?
>
> I want to start a list...
>
> 73,
>
> Doug K1DG
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Both.   The CW side has been made much easier by Alex as I am sure 
everyone is aware.  SSB therefore is stands to gain a lot from many 
sited combining with additional work on top of all that Alex has done.   
Alex and I both have diversity combining applications for Rocky and 
FlexRadio PowerSDR.  In addition to this,  I have been developing for 
years a means for using GPS to tame oscillators AND IN ADDITION,  using 
these coherent oscillators and disparate antenna systems, radios, etc.  
how to make them into a coherent processing system without anything like 
synchronous timing signals between them.  I hope to use this, if not 
this fall, next.  Rick Hambly (W2GPS),  Tom Clark (K3IO), and I have 
been working together on this system since 2000 and we are "there at last".

Since I have received many inquiries, I will pass them along.  RTTY 
seems like a completely natural fit for this class.  A totally automated 
station with very high degree of confidence in making low error rate 
QSO's seems possible.  Can we at least consider adding Xtreme class to 
these contests next year?

I look forward to making an innovative entry this year and making a 
really serious effort next year.  THANK YOU to CQ WW committee for 
this.  Since  I operated N2NT in ARRL SSB a few years ago and W2GD on  
160 two years ago, I have been unable to muster enough drive to "get 
going" since I get to do radio all week long at work (and beyond).  This 
is a neat thing to attempt so I am grateful for the motivation.

Bob
N4HY

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