[digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......
Unfortunately lots of people have had bad experiences with Pactor and,naturally, like when you've been bitten by a big dog you don't forget it ! I used to enjoy using pactor with my PK232 during the 90's but many times my contacts were totally wiped out by a roving Pactor message system which used to drop on top of any QSO, I got so angry about this I gave up using Pactor. There nothing wrong with Pactor as long as the users stay in their pen, its the same with RTTY stations, some used to persist in using the only frequency used by PSK operators. Contacts using thirty watts and less of PSK are demolished when RTTY comes even anywhere near to where they operate and people get angry. As always, consideration for others on the bands is the way radio amateurs of all nations should show their amateur radio spirit and goodwill. Kind regards, Mel G0GQK
Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......
At 02:51 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: Unfortunately lots of people have had bad experiences with Pactor and,naturally, like when you've been bitten by a big dog you don't forget it ! I used to enjoy using pactor with my PK232 during the 90's but many times my contacts were totally wiped out by a roving Pactor message system which used to drop on top of any QSO, I got so angry about this I gave up using Pactor. There nothing wrong with Pactor as long as the users stay in their pen, And just where may that be Mel? its the same with RTTY stations, some used to persist in using the only frequency used by PSK operators. Same question again. (freq wise) I think that you may be speaking about 14,075. If so that was the autostart freq for RTTY when I first got on RTTY in the early 70's. Way way before any squeaking sounding sound card mode came along.
Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......
Yes, 14.075 was the Pactor calling freq, don't know who decided that. I have not heard any ARQ Pactor in a long time, is it still used by anyone? 73 Buddy WB4M - Original Message - From: John Becker, WØJAB w0...@big-river.net To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL... At 02:51 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: Unfortunately lots of people have had bad experiences with Pactor and,naturally, like when you've been bitten by a big dog you don't forget it ! I used to enjoy using pactor with my PK232 during the 90's but many times my contacts were totally wiped out by a roving Pactor message system which used to drop on top of any QSO, I got so angry about this I gave up using Pactor. There nothing wrong with Pactor as long as the users stay in their pen, And just where may that be Mel? its the same with RTTY stations, some used to persist in using the only frequency used by PSK operators. Same question again. (freq wise) I think that you may be speaking about 14,075. If so that was the autostart freq for RTTY when I first got on RTTY in the early 70's. Way way before any squeaking sounding sound card mode came along. http://www.obriensweb.com/digispotter.html Chat, Skeds, and spots all in one (resize to suit)Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......
At 05:18 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: Yes, 14.075 was the Pactor calling freq, don't know who decided that. I have not heard any ARQ Pactor in a long time, is it still used by anyone? 73 Buddy WB4M Yes it still is but it has been driven to the coat room by all the sound card user. Seems that anything that needs hardware is not worthy of mention. You can no longer talk about it but just like using pot, it still happens. but that is just my option and you know what they say about options. -.-
