10 Watts is considered high power on the digital modes. Is using 1000
Watts on 160m (+20dB) and 250Hz receive filters (+10dB) on both ends of
a CW QSO more challenging than 10W on JT65 on the same link? Perhaps not.
On 5/15/2017 7:44 PM, Jim Murray via Topband wrote:
I hate to weigh in on this since it's been beaten to death already but
just another opinion. Over the years I've tried several digital modes starting
with psk31. There weren't many signals on the band at that time but now I see
there are many. Not to long ago I ventured into JT65 and JT9. Quite a
learning curve for an Ol'timer. I considered all the digital operation as
something new to learn for a change and enjoyed the learning part. Once I got
everything running properly I would begin to loose interest. To me, just not
the challenge of dxing mostly cw and ssb. Seems the biggest skill comes from
the people who write the software like Joe Taylor or Peter Martinez. From that
point you just click the mouse or type on the keyboard. Very impersonal at
times using F key exchanges etc.. But, that's just ones opinion. Whatever
floats your boat.
Jimk2hn
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