>>>AA6YQ comments below
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Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: PSK SPOTS in DXLAB
obrienaj wrote:
> Thanks Dave, Although I use Winwarbler and Spot Collector a lot, I have
never really tried clicking on PSK31 spots . I will have to give that a try.
Very useful. I wonder if this is the only application that does work well
with PSK31 spots?
>
The issue is not generating spots, it's the fact that very few psk spots
are done in a fashion that when clicked, you are on the frequency &
decoding.
I use DXLabs, great program (Thanks Dave!). I suspect if all used dxlabs
we would not have this problem.
But it appears that different programs spot the psk in different
fashions. Some do an exact frequency spot, others a base frequency plus
an offset (+1k) in the note, etc.
This would be an opportunity for someone to develop a standard approach
& align. But if dx4win, and logger32 don't do it, you'll miss most of
the dx'ers.
>>>Users of these applications could request that PSK spot generation be
automated to post the correct frequency (rig frequency +/- audio offset).
Likewise, some of us use multipsk, and other digi programs instead of
the suite program. So it needs to play in that regard as well.
I see roughly a ten percent success rate clicking on psk spots, with
rtty & sstv being in the high 90% range.
I don't lose sleep over this problem, but I have hardcore contester &
dxer friends (yes, I admit it) who like psk, but never use it for dx.
And that's the reason when asked. And based on my experience, it's an
opportunity for standardization.
>>>During my occasional holiday-style DX operations, the primary impediment
to using PSK has been the slow QSO rate caused by macro-itis.
It needs to be a dial frequency type thing, not a "get close & hunt" if
you want to see more psk usage by that crowd. But there's another side
of it..... I kindof like not having contesters & major dx chasers on
psk! Maybe not being clickable is a good thing?
>>>Broadband decoding has the potential of making pileups much more
efficient. XF4DL made ~1000 PSK QSOs (out of 58K total) over the course of
10 days; perhaps Juergen DL8LE can share his perspective.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
