Thanks Dave, But then again PKS of any type it not RTTY. And when it comes to RTTY I'am a purist. Use a TTY machine.
At 12:32 PM 2/20/06, you wrote: >PSK63 is significantly faster than RTTY, and consumes less >bandwidth. The PSKCORE engine can simultaneously decode all PSK63 >signals within a 3 khz band segment; coupled with callsign >extraction logic, this makes for a powerful DXing and contesting >tool. > >Why replace something like RTTY that has worked so well for so long >of time? For the same reasons that we replace other things that have >worked so well for a long time -- because we've found or developed >something that is in all respects superior. > >"Replace" doesn't mean "eliminate", John. People still hunt game >with bow and arrow, and fire up steam engines. If PSK63 did replace >RTTY in DXing and contesting, there'd be RTTY QSOs for a long time >to come. Humans are nostalgic. > >Since PSK63 hasn't replaced RTTY in DXing and contesting, its likely >that PSK63 is not, in fact, superior to RTTY in all respects. I find >RTTY to be more robust in the face of QRM and QRN. Also, I suspect >that PSK63's speed sometimes works to its disadvantage: most ops >can't type fast enough to keep up, and that makes some feel harried. > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
