[UK-CONTEST] PSK and CC80

[Clive GM3POI]

In particular Neil, because if you have two signals, much less more on 
the same frequency you end up with a indecipherable mess.  When you 
cannot pick out partial letters it becomes useless as a contest mode. 
After all it is supposed to be a contest, not an experiment to see 
whether crap modes work under contest conditions.
73 Clive GM3POI

On 26/07/2011 08:48, Neil Ackerley wrote:
> I dislike the PSK mode as well and feel that it isn't suited for contests.
> A very years ago I hadn't ever used RTTY but decided to try to find out how
> to use it, totally encouraged by the CC80 series. When PSK was added I then
> learned how to use PSK as well. So CC80 benefitted me as well as no doubt
> several hundred more.
> Now, why do I dislike PSK and why do I think it is not suited for
> contesting.
> I dislike PSK because I find it difficult. That is not a good reason to
> recommend dropping it; I should concentrate on improving my expertise.
> I am not sure why I think it is not suited for contesting; it is probably
> because I find it difficult!
> There is no doubt it is slower than RTTY but raw speed is not what
> contesting is about, it is getting the best speed (and accuracy) from
> whichever mode is being used not comparing to the achieved speeds of other
> modes.
> So why is PSK not suited for contesting?
> Neil, G3RIR
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