[hpsdr] SDR contesting

[Barry N1EU]

I don't think anyone is saying you can't contest with the OpenHPSDR SDR
radios.  Many of us are just saying that we choose not to based on our
experience.  Listen to what happens at the beginning (0:08) of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8OfiL3crE  - the dx comes back to my call
but he appends "N9" before my callsign.  What clearly happened was an N9
station (without the rx/tx latency) responded and then my stronger delayed
signal finally arrived over his.  This happened several times during the
contest.

I like more precise timing than is possible with the ANAN-100D when
responding to the dx during a contest.  But there's no doubt the rig can be
piloted to a very high result in a contest.  It's just a matter of
preference and priorities.  Personally, I like the feel of a traditional
front panel knobbed radio for contesting, besides the latency issue.

73, Barry N1EU

On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Keith Ennis <nelasat at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Scott,
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> I feel I need to make a statement in response to your comment "I have
> noticed, however, that 200mS seems to be *far* too much for contesting,
> where everyone is speaking so fast one can barely get a word in edgewise.".
> I have contested many times from my QTH here in Mexico.  I used a Elecraft
> K3 for about 5 years.  Last year in the CQ WW DX phone contest I switched
> to my ANAN-100D for this contest.  I have done nothing special other than
> set the main sample rate to 96000 and buffer to 512.  The DSP is set at
> sample rate RX 1024 TX 2048.  Heil headset plugged into the front panel.
> Using N1MM Logger+ with VAC1 for DVK.  My results were:
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> 1st place in Mexico
> 1st place is North America
> 4th place in the World
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> I was entered in single operate assisted LP 10 meters.
> Scores were:
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> 794,240 points
> 2,284 QSO's
> Total time on air: 25.1 hours
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> My hopes are some day everyone will stop stating you can not contest with
> an SDR radio.  I frequency have rates of over 200 per hour.  The ANAN-100D
> is a fine contesting radio. I have sold my "contest" Elecraft K3 and plan
> to use my ANAN-100D for all my contesting.
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> Keith, KV5J, XE3/K5ENS
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