On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Mike Stansberry <[email protected]>wrote:
> On 11/8/2010 15:32, Brian Lloyd wrote: > > >> >> Dave Kleber wrote: >> >>> >>> > But, frankly, we are past that now. It is possible to preserve the >> message as a unit using standard alphabets, 8-bit, 16-bit, and above. >> Why is it still being handled as if it were going to be transported >> humans using CW, RTTY, or phone? >> > > Because it may be. I regularly handle traffic via CW that came in > to me via the NTS Digital system. And some of that traffic is sent > via packet radio to a station in the Denver, CO, area that is > then handled via a VHF net. > Why would it go via CW? Why not preserve the message and its wrapper end-to-end? A wrapped message may be sent using a more robust and error-free mechanism that will operate with a lower carrier-to-noise ratio than CW. In addition CW introduces a much greater chance for error. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 [email protected] +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN)
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