[UK-CONTEST] PSK and CC80

[Neil Ackerley]

Clive,

Yes, you do have an undecipherable mess if two PSK signals are more or less 
on the same frequency but the same is true of RTTY and SSB. CW is different 
and a skilled operator can sort things out.

Don't get me wrong, I am against PSK in contests but I am trying discover if 
this is mostly emotive and/or because it is a difficult mode in contest 
conditions.

Neil, G3RIR



-----Original Message----- 
From: Clive GM3POI
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:11 AM
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] PSK and CC80

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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