Hello Andy....... The group has been an interesting read for me, regardless of the nature of threads. That said, your message seems to follow the focus on repetitive station or callsign activity. Isn't that the nature of the message which started this thread when "jhaynesatalumni" wrote:
> Or is the message volume going to die down after everybody here has > worked everybody on all bands? While I agree with you wholeheardedly, the thread almost begs the question "what's the purpose of the forum?" Fresh callsigns for JT65A or popularity won't change the basic reason for the message segment quoted above, as I see it. The quote seems to have an issue with the message volume. If the other modes have limited numbers of users, the activity will be low but the message volume high and just as focused as for JT65A until a level of balance is reached. Yet, they do not draw the same type of observation as has just happened for JT65A. When the other experimental modes appeared, were there not very active message threads within a limited following - albeit still limited? The forum seems to be perfect for NEW modes or the adapting of a mode for another use. The JT65A level and type of message activity seems to be a perfect fit for the forum at this point in time. The activity and back 'n forth chatter is healthy and energetic. Otherwise, what's the point of the forum? If not this activity, then what else? Just musing.......... Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew O'Brien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:01 AM Subject: [digitalradio] Mode du Jour /Universe of users ( was ) Do we need a separate group for JT65A? With regard to the question about should the JT65A talk be shifted to it's own dedicated group, Danny is correct, he pointed out that I formed this group years ago when the custom was to have a group for each mode. I wanted to discuss them all, not go to an individual group for each mode. One issue , with the less used digital modes, is the fact that after a while you are working the same people over and over again. This is true for ALE, Olivia, DominoEX, Feld Hell, PAX2, and more. PSK31, RTTY, and MFSK16 are the only ones that seem to have wide enough use to produce variety . Even RTTY in contests tends to be the same 200-300 hams. JT65A has a new crop of call signs that are not commonly seen on the other experimental digital modes but time will tell, whether this mode will become popular enough to ensure some freshness of contacts.
