Hi Bruce, I'm not fully sure re: Field Day but based on the rules and how FreeDV has traditionally been classified in the past, I'd suspect it's treated the same as regular SSB voice for scoring purposes.
As for net control, given that band conditions on any particular day can make it so that a certain NC won't be able to operate or hear many stations, something like Zoom could work well with a lot fewer people involved (maybe one or two people to facilitate the conversation versus needing multiple backup NC stations). Thanks, -Mooneer K6AQ On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 1:35 PM Bruce MacKinnon <br...@mackinnon.com> wrote: > Hi Mooneer: > > All of the nets that I participate in regularly are weekly, so that does > seem like a good cadence. Having someone to talk to helps a lot when > trying to generate knowledge/interest. You probably need that to build > community and momentum around any new mode. > > But I also know that people are busy and keeping the net control job > staffed can be challenging. That’s what makes the W1AW bulletin (and > similar) concept appealing - it’s automated. > > Contesting is another good way to generate activity. Also, Field Day is > coming up in the US. Is there a multiplier for digital phone? :-) > > Bruce KC1FSZ > > On May 7, 2024, at 1:08 PM, Mooneer Salem <moon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > > Speaking of W1AW, do you think that something even more frequent than the > existing Activity Day event would be useful? (For example, a weekly net or > other meetup (e.g. on Zoom) that lasts an hour or two.) I know that the HF > D-Star people do that every weekend and cycle through each of the HF bands > to see what works best for people on that particular day. > > Thanks, > > -Mooneer K6AQ > > On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 7:22 AM Bruce MacKinnon <br...@mackinnon.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Mooneer: >> >> I find the activity days to be very helpful. I am working on my own >> implementation of the CODECs and modems. This work is made much easier >> (and more satisfying) when you have real activity impacted by real noise to >> test receivers/decoders. Having a time/place where there is a higher >> probability of hearing a transmission is nice. >> >> This analogy isn’t perfect, but something to consider. In the US we have >> the daily W1AW bulletins in a variety of modes (CW, RTTY, PSK31, MFSK16, >> etc.) on a lot of bands. This is a great resource for people >> learning/testing the modes that are supported. I’m not trying to be >> negative about these modes, but they aren’t exactly the leading edge of the >> radio hobby. It would be very cool if there were similar scheduled >> bulletins using a wider range of modern modulations/encodings for people >> who are developing systems. >> >> Other similarly useful resources: WWV for testing AM receivers on HF, >> *ECHOTEST* on the EchoLink system and PARROT on the DMR system. >> >> Bruce KC1FSZ >> >> > On May 6, 2024, at 9:02 PM, Mooneer Salem <moon...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I wanted to get some feedback about our current monthly Activity Day >> weekend events: >> > >> > 1. Are they helpful at all for encouraging your own usage of FreeDV? >> > 2. Are there any changes you'd like for them? (i.e. changing how often >> they occur) >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > -Mooneer K6AQ >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Freetel-codec2 mailing list >> > Freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freetel-codec2 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freetel-codec2 mailing list >> Freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freetel-codec2 >> > _______________________________________________ > Freetel-codec2 mailing list > Freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freetel-codec2 > > > _______________________________________________ > Freetel-codec2 mailing list > Freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freetel-codec2 >
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