Re: [DX-CHAT] PSK is a terrible mode
Modes aren't inherently bad, but operators can be. 73 - Jim AD1C --- Tom Wylie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: or perhaps I should say that some of the people who operate it are very poor operators. It does not happen to the same extent on ssb or CW, but on PSK i find that even simple manners seem to have gone out of the window. I call CQ DX outside of Europe yet get bombarded with European Calls, drowning out the DX. This morning I managed to work several JAs and a ZL, but on each occasion half way through my QSO several European stations butted in and began to call the DX station oblivious of the fact that (a) My QSO was not complete and (b) If they listened they would find out it was ME calling the DX and not the other way about. At the conclusion of each QSO several stations continued to call the DX station even after he had obviously QSYd on completion. Is this normal behaviour on PSK? I hope not as it will be the end for me - back to RTTY. Instead of having a nice morning working some DX, I found my blood pressure rising. de Tom GM4FDM -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] PSK is a terrible mode
or perhaps I should say that some of the people who operate it are very poor operators. It does not happen to the same extent on ssb or CW, but on PSK i find that even simple manners seem to have gone out of the window. I call CQ DX outside of Europe yet get bombarded with European Calls, drowning out the DX. This morning I managed to work several JAs and a ZL, but on each occasion half way through my QSO several European stations butted in and began to call the DX station oblivious of the fact that (a) My QSO was not complete and (b) If they listened they would find out it was ME calling the DX and not the other way about. At the conclusion of each QSO several stations continued to call the DX station even after he had obviously QSYd on completion. Is this normal behaviour on PSK? I hope not as it will be the end for me - back to RTTY. Instead of having a nice morning working some DX, I found my blood pressure rising. de Tom GM4FDM -- So I met the bloke who invented crosswords today. I can't remember his name, it's P something T something R. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080404-0, 04/04/2008 Tested on: 05/04/2008 11:48:11 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
