The current digital modes are like the Tower of Babble; it is almost impossible to know what program to try and if it is a short QSO nearly impossible to find the right mode before the qso is over.
I find myself going to MMTTY more and more since it is usally a waste of time to try and figure out who is running what otherwise. Stan ak0b --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Giella KN4LF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes I agree that we are seeing a kind of free for all in the digital sub bands right now with all the new modes and submodes contained within. At times I can't tell if a weak signal is 500/16 or 500/8 on Olivia and at times I miss a QSO while wasting time trying to decode at the proper bandwidth and number of tones. > > I answer allot of CQ's with someone running Olivia 1000/32 but the 1000/32 is to slow for me and takes up to much space on the waterfall when we have multiple QSO's ongoing. I ALWAYS call CQ on Olivia in 500/8 because I find that sub mode to be best for speed versus robustness during QRN and QSB. > > I haven't called CQ on Contestia or RTTYM yet because I don't know what the standardized bandwidth versus tones is yet. I think I saw someone post that he's using 500/16 on Contestia. In my MixW v2.16b8 Contestia and RTTYM are defaulted at 250/8. > > We pretty much have the Olivia sub bands decided but where do we operate Contestia and RTTYM? Same frequencies as Olivia? > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Robert Dickerson > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [mixw] digital modes > > Dosen"t any one else find all these digital modes frustating and > counter productive ? I am trying to copy a station on 14.107 at this > moment and I cant identify what type of signal it is..width seem > obvious, but how many tones ? and which mode ? in order for > communication to be effective and helpfull it must be standardized so > that anyone who tunes across it knows right away what it is. The > current "hodge poge" just leads to confusion, think about it ! > > > 73 & Merry Christmas, > Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF > Lakeland, FL, USA > Grid Square EL97AW > 27 57 26.5 N 81 56 46.6 W > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > PODXS 070 PSK Club #349 > > Proof Of God Through Science: http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/audio/newevidence.htm > KN4LF Amateur & SWL Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com/index.htm > KN4LF MF Radio Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/194 - Release Date: 12/7/2005 > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to telnet://208.15.25.196/ Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ Looking for digital mode software? Check the quick commerical free link below http://www.obriensweb.com/digimodes.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
