I was on 160 last night working a ham about 35 miles away. We meet at 7 pm local time on Tuesday evening for testing of various digital modes under different condx. had the big blowout of my XP computer and got the new Vista computer that temporarily did not run any digital software (thankfully, it can run Multipsk to the CI-V on my ICOM but right now it may be the only software that can do this). When I got back on he asked why I could not have to defaulted to the other digital mode ... CW.
I sometimes will call CQ from setting my dial frequency at 1808 but it is rare to have any other stations come back. Usually will try with PSK31 at first even though it may not be the best when the QRN gets bad. I want to see how DEX (Domino EX), especially DEX/FEC works under those condx. 73, Rick, KV9U Danny Douglas wrote: > Guys. I dont have the figures here, but I would bet many more than 1 > percent continue to use the code. You just have to listen to one contest > weekend to hear the numbers that do. Also, a much larger percentage than > that had to pass the code tests to get a license. Dont forget that EVERYONE > that was on HF prior to black Monday had to pass a code test, whether they > used it or not. As to QRQ, there is a small percentage using it, and that > might make the 1 percent of CW users who do so. > > As an aside, I was calling CQ DX last night on 160 , at about 20 wpm, and > had a very slow stateside CW responder come back to me. I thought it was > amusing, his last name is Farnsworth. > > How about some of you guys getting down on 160 at night and make some > digitial contacts. I hear very few, and most of them are RTTY. Man - its > just made for PSK. > > Danny Douglas N7DC > ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA > SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all > DX 2-6 years each > . >
