[Moon-net] JT procedure / Marius F8DO

[DJ5HG]

Hello All,


> Hello dear lunar fellows
> 
> As Alex and some others pointed out i think it will be interesting to use a special
> procedure  for digital EME contests.
> 1 Why to keep locator ?
> After all in CW contacts,even in contest we never use it.
>  CQ K1JT
>  K1JT RU1AA
>  RU1AA K1JT OOO   are suffisant
> 
> 2 When using RO RRR 73 we could add call letters like in MS procedure
> RO AA JT when K1JT received OOO from RU1AA for instance


JT65 encodes 72 information bits including full calls and the 
locator. You cannot reduce this number of bits. Furthermore, 
all operators must use a CALL3.txt with identical locators.


> I think also as SM5BSZ point out that is not a good idea to separate digital and CW
> contests because CW will lost more than digital .
> The best way is to have new systems as Linrad or Winrad .Lets give time to hams
> and in some years digital problem will be evacuate.
> During this time "assisted " and "non assisted" categories for digital seem a good
> compromise and evidently a separate CW mode as usual.


Things are continuously changing. "Problems" are solved or 
they dissipate and new ones originate. Hopefully, there will 
be a necessity of discussion for ever. It is part of our 
wonderful hobby. 

I have a computer program in advanced stage of construction 
that generates and decodes CW for EME-work. The transmitted 
CW can be read by ear, but CW signals generated other than 
by my program cannot be read by this program. So this CW is 
purely digital. It would not be allowed to use it within a 
CW contest. Very funny, you are right:

 
> But above all don't forget there is a hobby where ham must find fun.
> 
> Best regards and 73's
> 
> Marius  F8DO  
> 


Thanks Marius, and 73 to all

Klaus, DJ5HG