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KR0L > PACKET 06.01.11 06:42l 35 Lines 1190 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 2027_KR0L
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Subj: Re: KR0L's Packet Contests.
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Sent: 110106/0410Z @:KR0L.KS.USA.NOAM #:2027 [Goessel] $:2027_KR0L
From: KR0L@KR0L.KS.USA.NOAM
To : PACKET@WW
Hi Peter & All,
I think perhaps a small bit of clarification is in order for my idea.
There are plenty of digital contests out there now for the
keyboard-to-keyboard modes. These support RTTY, PSK31, etc.
Packet, of course, has a keyboard-to-keyboard capability and this
carries the added bonus that any text received is guaranteed to be
received correctly.
We could certainly have a contest intended for direct
keyboard-to-keyboard QSOs from 80m to 70cm with packet. ARRL's rules
for the RTTY Roundup, which does permit packet, prohibits the use of
gateway nodes or digipeating; QSOs must be direct. We could certainly
make that a rule of the contest as well. (Or perhaps add a second one
where only the endpoints need be RF and let people hop all over the
world on whatever gateways they find. Could be an interesting one.)
So, the main idea isn't one of seeing how many Internet systems one
can hop across -- it's one of seeing how many QSOs you can make direct
using packet. I think it would be fun, anyhow.
Some of you may have better ideas for how to structure it. That's
just what I was thinking.
73s everyone,
John
KR0L
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