I agree, they are useful for things like this. But at times!!!!!! Why, when I have just resonded to someones call, and used his name and thanks for a qso from Podunk city, does he need to come back and give me his name and QTH? Its like people who dont listen to a conversation, telling you something you just told them. Or , you listen to a guy working a pileup, and each and every QSO he has to give the same info, in the same format etc. etc. He is also givning each and every staiton a 59 or 599 report, even though he had to ask them three times for his signal report, and twice for names and QTH. You know he is just hitting a MACRO . The 100 people sitting by trying to get his attention are all going to get the same info, in their turn. So, it behooves us all to use them properly, and only when needed. Oh - and Yeah, dont come to me with a Macro ON cw AT 40 WPM, if you cant read 40 when I come back to llyou. I see way too much of that.
Danny Douglas N7DC ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB All 2 years or more (except Novice). Short stints at: DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU CR9/7Y/KH7/5A/GW/GM/F Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred, I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for those who do. Moderator DXandTALK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk Digital_modes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159 ----- Original Message ----- From: F.R. Ashley To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Dxing and long winded digital ops Good points by G3OBU. I find Macros to be quite useful. I use them to send info that is part of a normal QSO. I use them for program operation, such as ALIGN:1500.. I imbed Macros to log the QSO when it ends. I have macros loaded with QSO info in several different languages. Why should I have to manually type things like that every time I have a QSO? That makes far less sense than using a macro. What does it matter to you if I send this info via a Macro or by typing it? You can't tell. I make full use of macros and will continue to use them, and you'll never know it. If you don't like them, don't use them. Or maybe turn on your "Macro User Detector" (MUD), which immediately terminates any QSO when a macro is detected. Have a bitchin' 2010 Buddy WB4M ----- Original Message ----- From: John Netro-N9WVM To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Dxing and long winded digital ops I am not a typist when it comes to ragchewing on digi modes can't find the letters fast enough, I don't keep my fingers on the keyboard they qay I learned in high school typing class if I have to type some thing to a contact I type it in while he is sending then put the macro to finish off the qso N9WVM --- On Sun, 12/27/09, Music Maker <[email protected]> wrote: From: Music Maker <[email protected]> Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Dxing and long winded digital ops To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, December 27, 2009, 7:45 AM Hi Folks, I fully understand everyones point of view over Macros, and hate them myself. I must admit (as a very recent newcomer to Digimode), I do use the Macro for calling CQ, but more often return to others calling. I would love to 'ragchew', but here in Europe, there are some underlying reasons why this is a rare occurance, and total Macro QSO's are the norm. Most operators in Europe can't speak enough good English to conduct a conversation, (I can't speak Russian at all!), so Macros provide a way of doing it. Secondly - and this applies world-wide - some operators are not very good typists, and are embarrased by their slow speed. Add to this dyslectic, disabled, and even illiterate, and Macros offer these people a life line. I am the fortunate one, as I am a competent 'touch typist' and am quite happy at anything up to about 50wpm, so obviously am very comfortable in a 'rag chew' - How many other Amateur Operators are really comfortable and competent typists? (as a percentage of the whole). Just my Point of view. John G3OBU ............ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .... --- In digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com, "obrienaj" <k3uka...@.. .> wrote: > > I'm all for a good digital mode rag-chew...but allow me to be the Grinch on Boxing Day and gripe about digital ops that take FOREVER to sign-off when working DXpeditions and the like. Today when trying to work a needed entity , and with a fading band, I had to patiently wait my turn while others that had got through were sending such none sense as how many QSO's they had had in the particular digital mode and the exact time and date they had logged the QSO. Do we really need to know when you LOGGED the station you were JUST working? > > I did work the DX, but I can complain too, right ? > > Andy K3UK >
