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
