jhaynesatalumni wrote: > So it seems that just by suggesting a particular frequency for > calling someone has stirred up a bunch of digital modes > activity. > > One thing I'll suggest is that maybe we don't need to QSY after > establishing a contact. Seems like you can listen on 14078.4 > and if it isn't busy you can call on it, and if it is busy you > can move a bit to one side or the other and make your call. > Likely responders will find you just for being in the neighborhood.
The *goal* is to encourage *more* activity by *more* Hams on *more* modes. If potential digital users are encouraged to use a certain frequency for *calling* and they discover that frequency to be constantly hogged by ragchewers it will be a definite turn-off. If a Ham cannot make a connection on the calling frequency then QSY a little to one side to carry on their contact, same as one does using voice, then it is "pilot error" mode inadequacy, or both. If the conditions are good enough to make the initial contact they are good enough to QSY 100 or 200 or 2400KHz to continue it, or else the contact will fail soon anyhow. Perhaps the need to QSY and the need to hold contacts long enough to do so will drive up operator skill, will weed-out the poorer modes, will encourage use of superior modes, and will encourage further development of even better modes. IMHO, YMMV ... -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ... enjoying a sunny CHRISTmas in Florida :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank our brave soldiers this season: http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ URL: bibleseven (dot) com
