In response to your question about digital on 160, yes there is some PSK31/Olivia/JT65 activity around 1.838, give or take. There's just not very much of it.
Patrick AE5PW James French wrote: > Read this with some interest as I hate using the macros OTHER than for > helping call CQ to make contacts. > > Had my first digital QSO this last CW sweepstakes on CW actually at about 15 > wpm. Was just testing out the set up as we hadn't had time to do anything > before the contest to check out things. Had a real nice ragchew with a stat- > ion in New Mexico doing about 20wpm and I was keeping up with no problem with > my hunt and peck three fingers typing at all. > > I have had one other contact on PSK 31 after that one and was able to keep up > with no problem there also. Maybe I am a better three finger hunt and pecker > than most, but I don't see a reason for the macros personally unless you have > a problem understanding the language the other person normally uses. > > I will grant that macros are good for two things: calling CQ and to also make > quick contacts with DX stations if you know the format they want beforehand > to make the contact easier and quicker. > > I'll also admit that I do like to have a nice ragchew before a DX one-time > contact. In my opinion, DXpeditions on HF are there just for the QSL chasers > and not for those of us whole like to test our capabilities to have a contact > over a given time and distance. So far, I haven't gotten beyond Alaska and > Hawaii over the past year that I have been arranging operating times and > contesting schedules for the club Station here in Ann Arbor, MI (W8PGW and > WC8RC) but the bands haven't been open when I operate either...:( > > BTW, what has been everyones luck on 160 meters for those that operate there? > Any digital (other than CW) activity there? > > James W8ISS > > > ------------------------------------ > > Suggested frequencies for calling CQ with experimental digital modes = > 3584,10147, 14074 USB on your dial plus 1000Hz on waterfall. > > Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Pages at > http://www.obriensweb.com/sked > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------ Suggested frequencies for calling CQ with experimental digital modes = 3584,10147, 14074 USB on your dial plus 1000Hz on waterfall. Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Pages at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: digitalradio-dig...@yahoogroups.com digitalradio-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: digitalradio-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
