I do, it says... Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Pages at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Sholto Fisher <sho...@probikekit.com> wrote: > > > Why don't you put a tag line on this reflector so that every message > gets the sked page url added to the end of it? > > They do this on the 30m digi group and it looks like this: > > "Please join in on Thursday and Sunday Night 30mtr PSK activity nights, > also when in the shack use the 30 mtr digital Spots page made possible > by Laurie VK3AMA > > http://www.hamspots.net/spotit.php?b=30 > > http://www.hamspots.net/auto_history.php > > " > > Andrew O'Brien wrote: >> >> >> >> -My sentiments exactly Bob. I have tried and tried over the years and >> cannot figure out why the digital part of the K3UK Sked page is not used >> more. As you know, the SKCC and LOTW K3UK Sked pages are used >> constantly. The irony is that the SKCC and LOTW pages were established >> as after thoughts, the digitalradio sked page was my first goal and the >> initial design code was provided gratis by a member of this group N8FQ. >> >> Another irony is that the LOTW page that you suggested is quite often >> the group that spurs people to try digital modes like Feld Held for the >> first time. There are more digital mode "skeds" made via the LOTW page >> than the digitalradio sked page. >> >> Andy K3UK >> >> -- In digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com >> <mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>, "Bob" <k...@...> wrote: >> > >> > Being new to digi modes, the biggest problem I've encountered is >> finding someone to have a qso with. It's rather difficult to try a new >> mode (they are all new to me!) without someone to chat with. Being new, >> I have a real difficult time IDing the signals, and determing the mode >> and setting. >> > >> > I've joined multiple Yahoo groups and a few clubs. The Feld Hell Club >> seems quite active, and I worked their Sprint last weekend - great fun! >> > >> > I think having a "mode of the day" is a great idea ... ESPECIALLY if >> ops would post their activity on the sked and spot pages. I was really >> disappointed at the lack of activity on the K3UK DigitalRadio sked page, >> which is a VERY powerful resource. It's use really fosters extra >> activity. The same goes for the W6RK spot page and HamSpots.net. Digital >> spots on the regular web cluster are few and far between (with the >> exception of PSK and RTTY). >> > >> > IMHO, having a number of ops all working the same digi mode on the >> same day, AND spotting one another on the cluster AND announcing their >> activity on the spot/sked pages would have to generate added activity >> and enthusiasm. If someone is watching DxSpider and they see a bunch of >> spots all day long for DominoEX, perhaps they'll fire up DM780 and give >> it a try. >> > >> > Even we we don't get MOTD going, I really hope more digi ops will use >> the sked & spot pages. Not only do they help locatet activity, but they >> really help in IDing the mode. >> > >> > >> > 73 >> > >> > Bob - K3MQ >> > >> >> >
