"Al Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang
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Hi folks,
I never heard of this D-star stuff, but:
Got the 'new" TenTec Triton IV on the air this wk. Got it to re-live
my first modern rig & see if it's still as neat as it was 30 yrs ago.
Pretty close, but it doesn't have the CW filter like the one I had back
then. I do have a RadShack DSP unit I picked up somewhere that does a
pretty good job with it. I haven't cruised the CW bands much in the last
yr or so, and was disgusted at all the digital crap (and voice) that has
worked it's way down as far as 7030. If that's the "new" ham radio, I'll
opt out. You can copy CW sigs that are less than 500cy apart, but that
crap gobbles up 2-3kc with its warbling, chirping, etc. It used to be a
few digi's up around 7070-80, and some Canadian voice that low maybe.
I still say that if you tuned across 40m(for example) not long ago,
you'd find more CW sigs than SSB sigs, probably depends a bit on time of
day. Now it's hard to find the FISTS, golowbugs, etc., who used to hang
out around 7050 -60 I think.
nuf bellyaching
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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From: "W7RY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'john'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Ron Wagner'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> "W7RY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang
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> This is very off topic for this reflector.... BUT
>
>
> The times are changing! Face the facts!
>
> This same discussion took place when SSB was introduced.... There goes
> ham radio! SSB is going to replace AM!
>
> OH DEAR!! THAT WOULD BE THE END OF HAM RADIO AS WE KNOW IT!!
>
> D-Star is just an other MODERN day digital modulation scheme. In the
> next few years, all of the public safety agencies will be utilizing
> digital.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
> >
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of john
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:11 AM>
> john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang
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> Assisted by the "if it ain't Digital, it ain't in our plan" ARRL board.
>
> John K5MO
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>
> At 07:54 AM 12/18/2005, Ron Wagner wrote:
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> >Ron Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang
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> >Gentlemen,
> >ARRL it seems, has a complete D-star configuration at HQ. Icom loaned
> it
> >to them.
> >
> >I think the ARRL see the writing on the wall. HR modulation technology
> as
> >we know it is history. Without digital modulation we will not be able
> to
> >hear over the crud created by BPL and other "industrial monetary
> ventures
> >that pollute the environment".
> >
> >So sad, but likely so true.
> >73,
> >Ron
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