Yes, there had been a considerable jump in activity on the "less traveled" digital modes. I get the same responses as you do about RSID and it "just works".
philw de ka1gmn On Sun, 2009-07-19 at 16:37 -0400, Tony wrote: > > All, > > I've noticed a BIG jump in 'exotic mode contacts since RSID became > available in HRD / DM780. I've made more Contestia / DominoEx / Thor > QSOs in one week than I usually see in months! > > The usual response is "I've never worked this mode before" or "didn't > recognize the mode, but the RSID picked you up". > > The RSID has greater sensitivity than the majority of digital modes > and signals are often decoded by the ID without actually hearing or > seeing the digital mode itself. > > This has helped in a situation where the antenna was pointed in the > wrong direction and has allowed me to zero-in on a station that would > have otherwise gone unnoticed. > > Patrick's PROP-RSID (Multipsk) sends call sign, locator, power and > even the antenna gain and beam heading. The information pops-up in the > waterfall. > > So has anyone else seen an increase in mode activity with RSID? > > Tony -K2MO >
