Don, I go hide on the WARC bands for PSK31 these days :-) Too many big guns on the other bands, I have a hard time trying to filter them out, my receiver always gets swamped!
73, Jack VK4JRC Club. www.cqara.org.au Member WIA SARL ARRL GQRP #14392 QRPARCI #15068 VKQRP. #833 > On 23 Feb 2014, at 8:26 am, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > Doug, > > While low power may have been the recommendation, I started in PSK31 in 2000 > when I had only a K2/10. I ran it in the 5 to 10 watt range. When I > revealed my power level, many ops asked why I was running only that much > power. > > So the "push for higher power" has been going on since shortly after the > beginning of PSK31. > > While I do use it occasionally, that factor and the preponderance of "hello, > brag sheet, goodbye" QSOs has soured me on the mode. It used to be a lot of > keyboard to keyboard ragchew QSOs, but that is rare these days. No > opportunity to get to know something about the ham you are in QSO with. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > >> On 2/22/2014 5:05 PM, Doug VE3VS wrote: >> Hi Glenn, >> I started using PSK31 many, many years ago, when it was first introduced by >> a ham in the UK. It was made very clear to operators that minimum power >> should always be used for a QSO. It was suggested that more than 10 watts >> was excessive. As mentioned in one of the other replies, many transmissions >> can fall within the receiver passband when using this mode. If you, or >> anyone else uses much higher power, that strongest signal will "take over" >> the passband on most receivers, spoiling other QSOs that are going on at the >> time. >> >> I have noticed over the past five years or more there has been a steady >> increase in the power being used by thoughtless or unknowing operators. As a >> result of this power creep, I have drifted away from a mode that I once >> thoroughly enjoyed. >> >> With your KX3, you should not normally need an amp to use PSK31. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
