It seems that we have been using the terms robust and robustness for a few years. I know that SCS uses this terminology for their Pactor 2 and 3 systems. Perhaps we picked it up from their advertising?
It could come from other sources such as G4HPE's digital mode comparison where he uses the term several times. If you don't call it robustness, then it seems to me that some other word would need to be used to describe the capabilities of some of the newer modes. After all, we would not use new modes unless they had some compelling reason and the most compelling to me is that the print is more accurate even with very difficult conditions and yet the throughput is at least adequate to satisfy the purpose of the tx. 73, Rick, KV9U Rusty Gate wrote: >Thanks Rick, >Sorry if it sounded a bit tongue-in-cheek was just about to take >off for cooper county for the weekend. Really the reason that I ask >is the in my 27 years in broadcasting and 2 way radio repair the >word robustness or in any form was never used. This must be a new >one. But then I still was a 28ASR machine for RTTY and a slide rule. >Yeah I know half the group just ask themself "what the hell is a >slide rule " Well kids it's a none electirc calculator. Still have >the one I used to take the frist class radio telephone test in front >of the FCC in 1970. > >Anyway where did that word come from and when was it frist to >used? > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/WktRrD/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
