Topband: The use of digital modes on 160 metres

[MIKE DURKIN]

Ok ... I call foul k6xt....

Most all digital mode ops are watching the waterfall .... its hard not to miss CW.....

Most fair digital ops can recognize a fair number if digital mode by site ....

Cw being the most easy.... SSB stands out like a big, fat, thumb.

Mike KC7NOA 

> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:37:04 -0600
> From: k6xt at arrl.net
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: The use of digital modes on 160 metres
> 
> Exactly. And it applies to digi operators too, many of whom are not 
> listening for CW or anything else in my very own personal experience. 
> Their software is in control - who needs to look at a radio's S meter 
> or, heaven forbid, actually listen to it? seems to be a common operating 
> situation. Ergo jamming, intentional or not.
> 
> Its also true that no CW contester I know of will sit on a freq for up 
> to a minute (or even 10 seconds) waiting to see if someone's already 
> using it. No doubt at all there's plenty of potential for conflict in 
> the 1835-1840 area. Which returns me to my starting point of agreement 
> with Tom about the unfortunate choice of that range for digi ops.
> 
> Since I don't use SSB and find some other band in the 160SSB tests, I 
> haven't had the pleasure you describe.
> 
> IMO Tom's fruitful discussion would begin "where can we move digi ops 
> out of the 35-40 segment so there's reduced impact on activity 
> preexisting since the dawn of creation, and do it such that the digi ops 
> - many of whom probably also use CW and SSB on 160 - don't need to add 
> more antenna switching or a separate antenna".
> 
> A discussion about how regularly parts of the band are used for DX is, 
> IMHO, specious. Obviously there isn't likely to be much activity til the 
> band opens somewhere and a DX station shows up.
> 
> PS: Lest anyone think I'm unduly biased, while not a regular I have used 
> digital modes including JT65 on 160 and other bands.
> 
> 73 Art K6XT~~
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> 
> On 9/16/2012 1:19 PM, Jim wrote:
> > Jam existing CW?  What about the SSB stations down around 1820 during a
> > contest? NO ONE has the right to any frequency.  Whoever gets there
> > first and uses it takes priority.
> 
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