With the same respect Les, I would agree with Gene's comments. With FSK441 it IS the computer software that is decoding and desiphering (SP?) the signal and it's contents within the "noise" of the re
On Mon, 4 May 2009 15:18:40 -0700 (PDT), "Gene Gabry" "Object: To work as many amateur stations in as many different 2 degrees by 1 degree grid squares as possible using authorized frequencies above
Nate After reading your post indicating how much I must dislike digital weak signal modes and don't use them, I went back to reread what I had written in the May World Above 50 MHz. Here is the relev
I didn't say that Gene. I said "if"... and I've already mentioned that I over-reacted which started from me not carefully reading the article, and then seeing an over-reaction from someone else -- wh
I understood, and still do understand, what Gene was saying in his column and what he was not saying. I never had any mindset that he was "anti-WSJT" or anything else like that. However, speaking as
Ahh .. but the context of the discussion is/was the effect on distance-based scoring, and the relative effort required to achieve a long distance contact using Es or digital MS vs traditional "listen
I don't really see it as an issue. The stations who get E'skip conditions are going to score higher, just like the do now. Ops who have their stations optimized to take advantage of the conditions wi