I am not a typist when it comes to ragchewing on digi modes can't find the
letters fast enough, I don't keep my fingers on the keyboard they qay I learned
in high school typing class
if I have to type some thing to a contact I type it in while he is sending then
put the macro to finish off the qso
N9WVM
--- On Sun, 12/27/09, Music Maker <jhaddle...@msn.com> wrote:
From: Music Maker <jhaddle...@msn.com>
Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Dxing and long winded digital ops
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, December 27, 2009, 7:45 AM
Hi Folks,
I fully understand everyones point of view over Macros, and hate them myself. I
must admit (as a very recent newcomer to Digimode), I do use the Macro for
calling CQ, but more often return to others calling.
I would love to 'ragchew', but here in Europe, there are some underlying
reasons why this is a rare occurance, and total Macro QSO's are the norm.
Most operators in Europe can't speak enough good English to conduct a
conversation, (I can't speak Russian at all!), so Macros provide a way of doing
it. Secondly - and this applies world-wide - some operators are not very good
typists, and are embarrased by their slow speed. Add to this dyslectic,
disabled, and even illiterate, and Macros offer these people a life line.
I am the fortunate one, as I am a competent 'touch typist' and am quite happy
at anything up to about 50wpm, so obviously am very comfortable in a 'rag chew'
- How many other Amateur Operators are really comfortable and competent
typists? (as a percentage of the whole).
Just my Point of view.
John G3OBU
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--- In digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com, "obrienaj" <k3uka...@.. .> wrote:
>
> I'm all for a good digital mode rag-chew...but allow me to be the Grinch on
> Boxing Day and gripe about digital ops that take FOREVER to sign-off when
> working DXpeditions and the like. Today when trying to work a needed entity ,
> and with a fading band, I had to patiently wait my turn while others that had
> got through were sending such none sense as how many QSO's they had had in
> the particular digital mode and the exact time and date they had logged the
> QSO. Do we really need to know when you LOGGED the station you were JUST
> working?
>
> I did work the DX, but I can complain too, right ?
>
> Andy K3UK
>
