[WIQPmail] A request for clarification on digital modes in the Wisconsin QSO Party rules.

[Tom Macon]

Mike, thanks for the post.  We're about to publish some proposed rule 
changes and how WIQP handles Digital modes is an item we are thinking of 
changing.  Feedback will help!

Yes, as Scott says, digital has been allowed for some years as CW.  The 
question, then, is whether to continue doing it this way, or to accept  RY 
(the official Cabrillo designator for digital) in the mode field.  (The few 
2013 logs with 'RY' were converted to 'CW').  One advantage of allowing RY 
would be to know how many digital Q's there really are.  It would also allow 
CW and RY Q's with the same station, unless we explicity disallow it.

Please do not request WIQP-specific changes directly from logging program 
developers.  The WIQP committee needs to publish any changes in the Rules, 
then coordinate with the developers (all of them) to get necessary program 
changes made.

 - Tom, K9BTQ
   WIQP team
   WARAC

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Scott Neader KA9FOX
  To: mike.kc9doa at sbcglobal.net
  Cc: wiqp-mail at warac.org
  Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 12:59 AM
  Subject: Re: [WIQPmail] A request for clarification on digital modes in 
the Wisconsin QSO Party rules.


  Hi Mike.  Since "digital scores as CW" the QSO should be marked as CW. 
Otherwise, if it were marked as DIG, you might later work the same station 
as CW, and that would not be allowed.  Basically, there are two modes you 
may work a station, SSB (voice) and CW (morse code or any digital mode).


  - Scott KA9FOX


  On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Mike Miller <mike.kc9doa at sbcglobal.net> 
wrote:

    I would like to suggest that the rules regarding digit modes be
    clarified in the published rules.  If digital modes are going to

    be permitted in future QSO Partys, I would request that the
    information be forwarded to N3FJP and other log programmers with

    a request that the DIG mode be added to their logging programs.

    Below is a quote from the 2013 rules as posted on the WIQP web
    page. <http://www.warac.org/wqp/wiqp_rules.htm>

    "SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES:         All amateur bands and modes not
    prohibited for contesting may be used. No Repeater QSO's.
    CW:     3.550, 7.050, 14.050, 15M, 10M, 6M, 2M and up.
    Phone:  3.890, 7.230, 14.290, 21.350, 28.400, 6M, 2M and up.
    SCORING:        Phone contacts count 1 QSO Point; CW contacts count 2
    QSO points (digital scores as CW)."

    Too me it seem reasonably clear that digital modes are
    permitted, but not clear enough to get the DIG mode included
    along with PH and CW in the log programs. The request must come
    from the sponsors.

    What do you think guys? Do you think digital modes should be
    permitted? If they are permitted let's make them easy to log and

    easier to check in the logs.

    73
    Mike kc9doa


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