[NLRS] Spotting in the CQ VHF contest

[John Kalenowsky]

What Ron describes is consistent with my understanding, though it's NOT
that JT65 or MSK144 being used as the modulation which allows the
restricted 'self-spotting', the PROPAGATION Mode of the QSO must be EME or
Meteor Scatter, that is, at an appropriate distance for such.

Do NOT take this as an opportunity to work 'locals' using the JT65 or
MSK144 digital modulation modes as a result of the allowed but restricted
'self-spotting - the PROPAGATION must be EME or MS. I don't speak for the
Contest Director (Steve, N8BJQ) but I think he WILL be looking for such,
potentially cancelling QSO credit for any QSOs resulting from such
self-spotting that are NOT EME or MS (i.e. propagated via Tropo, Es,
"ground wave", etc.).

Your mileage (opinion) may vary ; - ).

73, John, K9JK (STILL deciding on where I will rove, with barely an hour
before the contest starts)

On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 10:28 AM, ka0ryt1 via NLRS <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

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>
> Hello group !
> Paul has a good point , BUT on the contesting reflector this subject was
> 'hashed ' out in detail  ...... basically only true digital CQing (ft8 is
> NOT INCLUDED  only JT65 and msk144 ) can be self - spotted restricted to
> only posting frequency , mode , sequence , callsign and CQ only . NO QSO
> INFO CAN BE EXCHANGED ( i.e . tnx , signal strength report .... or anything
> confirming the actual QSO ) .
> I thought that I would share the information about that , as I have been
> kinda watching it . Your mileage may vary,!!!
> C U on 6 and 2 today !!
> Ron KA0RYT EN 35ct
> ( please feel free to correct me on this one , as the above is what my
> understanding of the ruling was )
>
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