[NLRS] FT8 and a work around in contests

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Hi Doug,
 
Actually it would still be a good QSO.  The first message in standard and NA VHF Contest mode is calls and grid square.  Signal report is the second message.  So in the contest we traded calls and grids and the app moved my contact to the next message (signal report).  Since that's not needed, RRR or RR73 would be my next message.
FT8 is pretty efficient in that way.
 
I hope that helps.
 
73, 
 
Warren - WF0T
 
--------- Original Message --------- Subject: Re: [NLRS] FT8 and a work around in contests
From: "Doug Reed" <n0nas at amsat.org>
Date: 6/14/18 5:26 pm
To: home at warrenferber.com

If they are sending signal reports instead of grid square, you don't
 have the full contest exchange and its a broken QSO, isn't it? I
 really need to get WSJTX installed and play with it before Field
 Day.... :-)
 
 73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.
 
 
 
 
 
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