Subject: [digitalradio] Re: PSK63 activity!
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of John Becker, WØJAB
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 9:11 PM
To: digitalradio
@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 6:26 AM
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: PSK63 activity!
However, if there is any practical reason for contesting other than vanity
and ego, it would be learning to become
This is also rationalization. The ability to provide disaster
communications
entails many skills. Good contesting is virtually meaningless to that
skill
set.
Well, I'm not sure I agree with the implied assumption that the only
goal of amateur radio is the ability to provide disaster
contests.
73, Skip
KH6TY
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From: Rud Merriam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 12:42 PM
Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: PSK63 activity!
This is also rationalization. The ability to provide disaster communications
entails
Rud,
I am surprised you would make such a statement since the skills of being
able to hear properly and transfer that skill to correctly copy and
record the messages is exactly the same skill needed as a contester. You
must have a high level of accuracy in each activity to do well.
Most
Skip you points are well taken.
My point was not to mix another mode in with a RTTY
contest.
If you really miss that smell of the machine oil and the
newsroom clatter stop by some time. Still doing RTTY
with a pair of 28's. One ASR and one KSR.
John, W0JAB
in the center of flyover country
At
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Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:07 PM
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: PSK63 activity!
Rud,
I am surprised you would make such a statement since the skills of being
able to hear properly and transfer that skill to correctly copy
]
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:19 PM
Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: PSK63 activity!
How much skill is needed to recognize the few symbols transferred during a
contest exchange? Does that translate to general transfer of information?
Contesters specialize
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] PSK63
