Andy, Same problem with your scanning station as with Winlink scanning stations!
I am unable to know what frequency to listen on to see if I hear you in QSO, so if I hear nothing, I call just for you, assuming you may hear me. If you do not respond, I do not know if propagation is not good, or you are tied up on another scanned frequency in QSO. Whereas, if you were NOT scanning, I could just try calling you on one of the listed frequencies. If I heard traffic on that frequency, it would either be you or someone else. In any event, if you are in QSO with someone, I will transmit for you over and over, taking up a frequency someone else could use, and never connect with you until you are done.
I called for you in Olivia 16-500 on each of the listed frequencies from 12:30 to 12:39 when I began to write this. Each frequency was clear when I called, of course, but never heard any reply.
Seems like YOU should just be calling CQ, or calling for me for a sked and I should be the one doing the scanning and finding you! That way, you are not automatic and can verify the frequency is clear before calling CQ. That gives me a chance to check each band to see if you are on. This way, I do not take up a frequency calling for you when you are unavailable because you are busy elsewhere.
Does this make sense? 73 - Skip KH6TY Andy obrien wrote:
I am scanning 3583 ,7073, 10143, 14073,18103, 21073, 24923, 28123, today. Anyone looking for a digital mode QSO is welcome . I am scanning in ALE 400 mode BUT if I hear another mode while scanning, I pause the scan and see who it is. Just had a nice Olivia 16/500 QSO (for an hour!) with W5ZIT who I detected on 14073 while scanning (with 3 kHZ filter, no narrow settings) . Also KB0QC in MFSK16 on 14074.5 . For those interested in multiband scanning , aside from actually programming your rig to do the scanning, several applications make it easy to do Commander Multipsk (using ALE and customized frequency settings ) PC-ALE (with ALE) Vary the settings long enough so that you can hear a station within your passband as the scan progresses. 2 seconds per "channel" is usually good enough and reduces the chance of missing someone while you are on another frequency. A 3 kHz filter setting will allow you to hear most of the none PSK31 traffic if you use 3583 ,7073, 10143, 14073,18103, 21073, 24923, 28123, . I did not use 7033 for European traffic. Andy K3UK
