Do you suppose that what happens is that when a new mode comes out a lot of us want to try it and then after some experience, make a decision about its efficaciousness ... or not? And then may revert back to the mode or modes that we do find work best for us?
For the bandwidth, I still like MFSK16 the most but often will call CQ on 30 meters with no takers. I find Olivia too slow on most of its modes, and the faster Olivia modes don't necessarily work that much better than MFSK16 from my limited experience. Many of the other modes, are not really all that much better. For example, DominoEX with FEC was OK, but I am not sure why I would use that mode over something else. In other words, there is no compelling reason to use many of these modes as they don't stand out that much. Mostly it is a tradeoff between bandwidth and ability to copy into the noise or with higher speeds, etc. Also, it is very confusing to have so many similar (but yet different) modes where it the receiving station is not always sure what is being transmitted and therefore can not decode it and return the call. The Multipsk program is one of the few that has the ability to send a waterfall graphic with mode information. I use that in most cases, but I have seen numerous cases where this was not done. I still think that we need to have specific spot frequencies on each band, or at least on bands that are less used, e.g., 30 and 17 meters, where operators can call CQ with the digital mode of their choice and have the maximum chance of someone monitoring those frequencies. 73, Rick, KV9U Jerry W wrote: >Where did everyone go that used to be on Chip64, DominoEX, MFSK16? >There is a little Olivia, but seems to be a lot less users than when >it was released for Multipsk and MixW. I know there was a DominoEX >contest about a month ago, but was not able to participate due to >crummy weather, rain/thunderstorms. > >73, > >Jerry - K0HZI > > > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
