Just a thought from a PSK beginner, a 3 by 3 CQ in PSK31 is really short if you do the (IMO) right thing and listen carefully in between each CQ. Just a few seconds. Same with a CQ in CW at 20wpm or more, you're only on the air for a really short time. So unless the other station has a pan adapter, the likelihood of them happening to hear you during those times is pretty small unless it's a contest or QSO party situation.
Fortunately, there's not much shortage of other stations calling CQ if the band is open and during active times (i.e. in the morning or the evening when folks are coming home from work) so there's still plenty of opportunities to make QSO's. As pan adapters come into more widespread use, it'll be easier to browse the band for other stations too. So as my elmers used to tell me years ago, be patient and keep listening... 73, LS W5QD -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Calling-CQ-on-PSK-31-tp5035676p5036056.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
