[ADXA] China on 6m?

Sat Jun 29 23:37:07 EDT 2019

During his CQ DX Hall of Fame induction speech at the Dayton DX Dinner, Joe
Taylor mentioned that the WSJT-x Team had been reviewing logs from
PSKReporter and had found that a handful of folks had implemented some key
stroke automation (external to WSJT-X software) which could enable
automatic, unattended, operation.  He said "they will be contacted" and
that they may add some new logic to WSJT-x to detect such activity and
block it.

Something new to deal with from a license enforcement perspective and
Awards program violation.

73,
Pat, W5VY

On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 9:28 PM Steven Rutledge <rutl7340 at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> I was going to say the same thing Joel.  At least that is the way Taylor’s
> software works.  There could be a hack but the software was designed to
> prevent such illegal practices.
>
> QQ
>
> On Jun 29, 2019, at 8:54 PM, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
>
> OK I'm calling bullshit on this....sorry folks that's what it is.
> Unattended automatic QSO's are not legal except under some special
> applications. FT8 is NOT fully automatic. If you set your system to call CQ
> and someone answers you, you have to double click and select the station
> you want to respond to and work BEFORE it will start its auto QSO message
> sequence.
>
> So, how are these stations actually "going to bed" or "watching a movie"
> and working stations unattended????? The software does not permit this.
>
> So, tell me what's really going on here. If I'm missing something please
> enlighten me, otherwise what you are being told is pure BS.
>
> ZN
>
>
> On 2019-06-29 16:31, Rick Roderick via ADXA wrote:
>
> Jay, my parents rarely took pictures when I was growing up. I'd give
> anything to have pictures of my first station, built with no money, jimmy
> rigged everything. I didn't even own a PL-259 until I was a General and a
> year after I'd been a Ham. I hard wired everything. I was on the Razorback
> net one day and said I had no place to buy a PL-259 and a guy named George,
> a WA5, I can see his face but can't recall the call, sent me a PL-259 in a
> small sack with the mailing address label hanging off the side to me. That
> was my first PL-259. Oh, those were wonderful days looking  back.
>
> On FT8, I go to a lot of hamfests
>  as you know, on almost every weekend somewhere. I often hear folks say
> how they go to bed running FT8 and wake up to see what they've worked. I
> hear folks say they go watch a movie, they go mow the lawn, then come back
> in to see what they've worked. That, plus he DXer cluster, makes it so easy
> nowadays, and people still whine about working DX? Give me a break.
> Weenies....
>
> 73
> Rick - K5UR
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Rick what would be cool is to show off some pictures of that early
> station, if you have any of them??
>
>
>
> That would make a great ADXA article for sure.  You may have already done
> this before?
>
>
>
> 73 de jay/w5jay..
>
>
>
> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Jay Bromley
> *Sent:* Friday, June 28, 2019 1:04 PM
> *To:* k5ur at aol.com; rutl7340 at bellsouth.net; k5yy1 at cox.net
> *Cc:* adxa at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>
>
>
> What happened to the setup?
>
>
>
> Not too long ago ran into a Michigan AM group on 6m AM.  I think they hung
> out around 50.400?
>
>
>
> 73 de jay..
>
>
>
> *From:* k5ur at aol.com <k5ur at aol.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 28, 2019 11:58 AM
> *To:* rutl7340 at bellsouth.net; k5yy1 at cox.net
> *Cc:* jayw5jay at cox.net; w5zn at w5zn.org; adxa at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>
>
>
> Steve, ole Ted, K8NA (SK) was a buddy of mine back in the day.
>
>
>
> I started on 6 meters AM (yes, on AM) back in the late 60's. My first home
> made amp was a pair of 4-400's laid out on the floor in my bedroom. Didn't
> even have it in a cabinet. My parents got calls from miles away that I was
> causing TVI, and I was because we were on the fringe of LR TV reception in
> Russellville. Man, I made those tubes glow, but I sure had a solid power
> supply. :) Think about that a KW of AM on 6 meters. I subsequently had to
> get off the air on Sunday and Wednesday because I got into churches' PA
> systems.
>
>
>
> 73
>
> K5UR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Rutledge <rutl7340 at bellsouth.net>
> To: HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net>
> Cc: Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net>; w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org>;
> k5ur at aol.com <k5ur at aol.com>; adxa at mailman.qth.net <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 11:41 am
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>
> Stories.  Got my first beam up in MI, TH5.  Worked DXCC plus more on CC R5
> vertical.  I am a CW op, prop was good, 10 F2 starting to happen.
>
>
>
> My pals left and I started tuning on 10 with TS-830, I miss that
> receiver.  Anyway, at about .650 I hear station calling CQ.  I called him,
> QTH "Bird Island."  Not sure where that was but VP8 call.  I got on DX
> repeater and told K8NA.  He exclaimed "that's South Georgia!"
>
>
>
> When I went back to the freq, it was a giant hetrodyne.
>
>
>
> Another time in R7 there was T33 op.  I tried for days on CW, no amp.  I
> got up in middle of night last day, worked him.  Cats came with note, "last
> QSO."
>
>
>
> Finally, arrived in Memphis, 96, no antennas.  Heard Island on.  Tossed up
> 30 meter dipole about ten ' off ground.  Almost wore out TS850.  Last day,
> Sunday, wife said let's go for walk.  I said I'm going to call one last
> time and forget it.  Bang!  Good Q.
>
>
>
> There is something to be said for perseverance.
>
>
>
> Steve, QQ
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 10:53 AM, HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Hey, when prop is down and nothing of note to work, get on *OUR ADXA chat
> page*! HI  Great fun forum full of ideas, etc.
> Gotta run errands.. 73 all,
>
> san
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
>
>
>
> *From: *Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net>
> *Sent: *Friday, June 28, 2019 10:50 AM
> *To: *w5zn at w5zn.org; k5ur at aol.com
> *Cc: *adxa at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject: *Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>
>
>
> I bet there are a ton of them we haven't heard B4  😊
>
>
>
> 73 de jay..
>
>
>
> *From:* w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 28, 2019 10:48 AM
> *To:* k5ur at aol.com
> *Cc:* ejj at suddenlink.net; jayw5jay at cox.net; adxa at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>
>
>
> Is it time now to "unzip" and start telling DX stories?????  :-)))
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Rick Roderick - K5UR - aol address via ADXA <
> adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> I worked China, BA4SI, and BV also, on 6 meters a few years ago, human to
> human, none of that digital stuff where you can't hear the station. (hi).
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Rick - K5UR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EJ <ejj at suddenlink.net>
> To: 'Jay Bromley' <jayw5jay at cox.net>; adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 8:27 am
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>
> Good one.  I saw some west coast guys posted him last night and a VK was
> copying KA9CFD.  Have to listen this evening to see if they are in there
> again.  I got in a little later and didn't hear anything good
>
>
>
> EJ K5EJ
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net>] *On Behalf Of *Jay Bromley
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:07 PM
> *To:* adxa at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* [ADXA] China on 6m?
>
>
>
> Guys this seems to be real.  I am pointed in the right direction and
> printing out BA4SI on 6m FT8.  Even on that mode it is hard for me to
> believe.  Sadly I don't have enough power for the BA4 to see me!  ☹
>
>
>
> I was telling Bill K5FUV that I was seeing some countries all over the UK
> and now in the far east.
>
>
>
> That does it, the manual on the 7 element M2 is on the bench and been
> looking at 6m amps, hi.
>
>
>
> BTW, he is a -17 on me right now.  Has been as high as -12
>
>
>
> 73 de jay/w5jay..
>
>
>
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