K9WWT wrote:
>A fist one can copy.
Exactly George. That is what communications is all
about...not sending some jibberish that only the sender
understands. I think that is why the FCC used to make
sending a part of their exams.
>Now for my second pet peeve. A QRP signal working someone running
100 watts or more.
I have one very related to that. On 160, expeditions
sometimes send too fast. They don't realize that their
100W to a wet noodle does not result in the same S/N on
our side as my 1.5 kW to a 3 element vertical on their
side. I remember 8Q7XX on Top Band sending about 35 WPM
as he was skating in and out of my noise floor, apparently
not understanding why I could not copy him like he was
copying me. It's the same issue you mentioned with QRP.
If I'm QRP (which I often do on HF bands when operating
portable), I try to make it easier on the guy at the other
end by sending at reasonable speeds as perfectly as I can.
73, Bill W4ZV
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