[RTTY] RTTY & Digital Interference problems

[Rich]

I have no argument with your concern of QRM, but whether the unknown 
station actually heard something is speculation and not a scientific 
evaluation.  If the person heard him he is wrong.  If he truly heard 
nothing then he is legally permitted to be there and the other digital 
users must realize that also.  Closing the spectrum to special groups is 
not the answer.  I gave several other arguments that are the same case 
in point and their perceived ownership of the spectrum.

It is kind of funny after every RTTY contest there is some sort of 
dilemma usually it is the improper programming of macros.  At least we 
have a new topic.

BTW I do not care what your macros look like, just call me I need all 
the points I can get.

Rich


On 1/5/2015 8:41 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> Neither JT65, JT9, PSK31, PSK63, nor PSK125 sound like "random noise".
> All have a distinctive "sound" and are clearly identifiable on a
> waterfall or spectrum display.  It should even be possible to make an
> informed guess as to the mode just based on the frequency - the
> "center of activity" for each digital mode is published just about
> everywhere except in the contest rules.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2015-01-05 8:19 PM, Jeff Stai wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>   ... and what is a "hoot" about good operating practice or have
>>> RTTY operators forgotten their manners?
>>>
>>
>> "QRL? in their mode"
>>
>> In other words, given that all digital modes are permitted within the
>> spectrum allocated to digital modes, and someone may be listening to a
>> transmission I can't hear, and if I can't hear it I don't know their 
>> mode,
>> you basically suggested that in order for me to begin transmitting a
>> digital signal, by good operating practice I should toss out a QRL? 
>> in all
>> possible modes first - presumably including modes that require 
>> proprietary
>> modems costing thousands of dollars. That's kind of a hoot.
>>
>> To bring it back, if we all took the position and "if it sounds like 
>> more
>> than random noise it is a signal" then if I send out a RTTY QRL? and you
>> make a noise in JT-something (guessing I sent a QRL? because what else
>> would I do?), I should be able to take that as a "yes" and move on. Good
>> manners.
>>
>> 73 jeff wk6i
>>
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