I sometimes feel like PSK operators are in their own little world. They
stick to that watering hole around 070 and don't venture outside of it.
I was operating a special event call earlier this year. I was responding
with a simple
'N8HM 599 599 N8HM' type response. You would think that it was obvious
that I was just interested in running stations, but I kept getting brag
files. I see that in PSK contests too. People just throw out their brag
files and don't adapt the QSO to the situation. That also gets
frustrating with DX stations throwing out brag files in marginal
conditions. The closings are also inane "Best wishes to you and your
family. Good DX in 2012. Thanks for this BPSK31 QSO #2323 on 20m. Logged
at 0142Z on 27-Jun-2012 73 OM N8HM DE AA1AA SK" Is that length and
detail really necessary?
I think PSK31 is a fine mode. Great in lots of situations and great if
you want a leisurely chat. Being that I'm not much of a CW operator and
have a marginal station, PSK31 is a great mode for my situation, but PSK
operators have become very set in their ways and don't adapt to
different QSO styles for different situations and it makes the mode
frustrating.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On 6/27/2012 9:06 PM, Ron Kolarik wrote:
> Never answer the ones with exchange attached. It's hard enough to
> try and hold a run frequency with low power and answering the 'exchange
> attached' callers is an invitation to frequency thieves....only happened
> to me twice before I figured it out. I have a macro for S&P that says
> "not my QRG" that I send when someone I didn't call tries to jump
> in, usually works.....usually.
>
> Ron
> K0IDT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <k3mm@verizon.net>
> To: <n8hm@arrl.net>; <aflowers@frontiernet.net>
> Cc: <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 9:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] PSK31 is faster (Was FD RTTY Question)
>
>
>> Yes, it's more of an operator problem than a mode problem...
>>
>> ...and what's with this business of answering CQ's with the exchange
>> attached? This
>> has turned into a real epidemic! Do these people just assume I'm working
>> them
>> without questioning whether others might be calling?
>>
>> ...so I send my exchange and then many of them dont even acknowledge
>> receipt! If
>> they do, it's slow to come. I have to send everything twice to make sure the
>> correct station answers!
>>
>> I wont even go into the ones that just jump on my frequency to call someone
>> that
>> just answered my CQ...sometimes before it's even done.
>>
>> How do we stop this rude crap??
>>
>> Ty K3MM
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