Hello Ed! How would ALE serve well as a CQ Calling Mode?
Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN Em79NV ----- Original Message ----- From: "ed_hekman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 1:45 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon > > > Andy, > > Some great ideas there. I had also suggested a couple months ago the idea > of a universal CQ mode that could be an extension of the RSID/CallID that > Patrick has developed. The software should include S/N measurement that > can be used to suggest some the possible modes to switch to for a QSO. > > In general, good operating practice suggests that we should use the > minimum bandwidth necessary for the purpose of the contact. PSK31 is the > best mode in most cases for live keyboard QSOs. It would be nice to be > able to easily switch between modes to adjust to the band conditions. I > would like to see PSK31FEC and PSK10 become widely available for > situations where PSK31 is marginal copy. > > I think wider bandwidths should generally be reserved for weak signal > operation or for situations requiring stored data transfer (email, images, > documents). Wide modes can be used for QSOs if they include multiple > access features for frequency sharing. > > I agree that ALE would work well as a CQ calling mode but we need to > develop some skill at finding and QSYing to an open frequency for the QSO. > A dual receiver would make that much easier. > > Ed > WB6YTE >
