Julian, I agree. That is why I think we should be trying to encourage hams to use a standard mode to call CQ , then switch modes based on conditions, rather than each mode expect to establish a group of typical calling frequencies . Since RTTY, PSK31, and JT65A are so well established , I'd leave them alone . However, the other digital modes (and future ones) should consolidate frequencies and agree on a narrow default calling mode. ALE400 is the mostly likely candidate.
Andy K3UK On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 6:14 AM, g4ilo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > That's just the point. There isn't another. The space we have to use on HF > is limited. All the frequencies we have are already being used by somebody. > Look at all the trouble ROS mode has had trying to find a place to operate > that didn't upset somebody. > > We should be looking to develop better narrower modes that allow more > people to make contacts using the space we have, instead of wide ones which > will simply create conflict by forcing existing users into ever narrower > corners of the available spectrum. > > Most people are not interested in experimenting with new modes. They just > want to make contacts using the modes we already have. They don't take > kindly to being squeezed off the bands by new wideband modes and I entirely > understand and sympathize with that. > > Julian, G4ILO > > >
