Topband: QRSS on 160m

[W0AH@aol.com]

 tod@k0to.us writes:
<< If QRSS is
 'experimental' rather than simply very slow CW, the logical place for it to
 operate is at the top of the band.  >>
Hi Todd,
QRSS is, without question, very slow CW.  It is not experimental to those who 
have been using it for weeks,  months, or a year+.  It might be 
"experimental" to anyone who uses it the first few times.  Although QRSS3 (3 
second dots) can be copied by ear if you are patient enough (and, in theory, 
so can the slower QRSS modes like 30 second dots), almost all reception of 
QRSS is done by software programs which capture the signal on a waterfall 
screen. By ear it offers no advantage over faster CW.  The software programs 
can copy 10 db, 20 db, and more "under the noise" depending upon how slow it 
is sent ( the slower, the narrow the bandwidth, and the weaker the signal 
that can be copied). In this case, I don't think the criterion of whether 
QRSS is experimental or not plays a part in what part of the band it should 
occupy.  We should make a recommendation to the ARRL and our brethern based 
on other crieria.  
Doug W0AH   QRSS30 beacon on 187.591