Peter G. Viscarola wrote: > > Let me hasten to add: I certainly DO NOT want to be an discourteous > operator, and I ONLY wish to operate my station in accordance with > best practices. Seriously. > > So, how does one reconcile the oft-repeated mantra "only run 25W or > 40W" with my experience? Am I *really* bothering my fellow hams, or > operating outside the bounds of acceptable practice, if I crank my > PSK31 output to 85W to get a "new one", when my signal is clean and > my measured IMD is low? > > If my (strong but clean) signal captures somebody's AGC should they > not simply narrow/change their IF bandwidth to eliminate the strong > signal (heck, when in a PSK31 QSO I often narrow down to 50Hz just > for this purpose). If they see sidebands due to receiver overload or > lack of sound card dynamic range, is that a problem with MY station?
I agree with you totally. Many PSK operators need to learn how to use their narrow filters as you describe. de Roger W6VZV
