[ARC5] ARC5 Digest, Vol 173, Issue 31

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

Field Day is the favorite part of amateur radio for my XYL (KA5BJS, ex-WN6DFR).

73 de Mac, K2GKK/5​
(Since 30 Nov '53)​
Oklahoma City, OK​
USAF Retired 61-81​
FAA Retired 94-10​

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From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net <arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 16:02
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] ARC5 Digest, Vol 173, Issue 31

Hi Mark,

Your attitude regarding contests is similar to mine. I don't enter them
to win. I enter them to have some fun and maybe give some more points to
one of the winners :) Field day is especially fun. Besides the operating
there are field day hot dogs and other edible goodies and some good
socializing.

73,

Bill  KU8H

On 06/19/2018 12:56 PM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
>
> Hi Ben
>
> Well, yes and no.   It depends upon how integrated you have your system.
>
> At my home station I do not have the computer connected to the radio
> (Icom 756 Pro III).    I have to hear the station and manually copy the
> CW and manually send the station’s call with the paddles.   Changing
> bands, frequency etc is all manual.       That does slow down the QSO
> rate,  but my home station is not going to win my any contests, so it
> doesn’t matter.    I’m comfortable with my setup, and I have fun.
>
> One of the drawbacks with a fully integrated station is that everything
> will work fine right up until it doesn’t.    I’ve run into several
> instances of that at the club.   When that happens during a contest and
> I’m operating,  I just disconnect the interface and run things manually
> with my keyer.    With complexity comes fragility in a system.
>
> With either level of integration, it is most definitely not computer to
> computer as the operator still needs to hear the station, decode the CW
> etc.     That applies to electronic RTTY as well, but one needs to
> visually align the waveform instead of aurally decoding it.   I’ve
> participated in a few RTTY contests up the club and it’s about as
> interesting as watching grass grow.     Center the waveform on the
> display, push some buttons, spin the VFO…..
>
> For computer to computer, use FT8.   They now have macros that will
> enable fully automated QSOs.   Not my cuppa…..
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>

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