I agree. It's an educational process. It does serve a purpose: It allows those who decode, but cannot send 77 bit messages see why I'm not answering them.
73, Andrew NO6E "RC5 77 BIT" Rogue River / Bandon, OR On Nov 29, 2018, 09:51, at 09:51, Gary Hinson <g...@isect.com> wrote: >Hi Wolfgang. > >I'm aiming my messages at the users of previous RCs who can copy my 77 >bit messages but are routinely transmitting 75 bit messages ... because >that's where ~95% of the action is right now. > >All I see from them is undecodable blobs on the waterfall but hopefully >they can at least see my messages. You're right though: I'm not sure >my messages are being read! > >With maybe half of the stations that appear simplex on 'my' frequency >initially as blobs, I see them take a break then come back with 77-bit >FT8+ and we have a 2-way pure 77 bit QSO. The others blob at me for a >few cycles then disappear, presumably convinced that I am deaf-as (as >we Kiwi's say). > >Deafness and blindness, those are the issues we're facing on a daily >basis! > >Hopefully things will improve rapidly once the prior RCs expire and >more people hit RC5. If enough of us are there to work, the rest will >gradually follow. If not ... > >73 >Gary ZL2iFB > >-----Original Message----- >From: Wolfgang <oe1...@gmail.com> >Sent: 29 November 2018 20:39 >To: WSJT software development <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] "NO RCV 75 BIT" > >Hello Gary, > >I saw this in a QSO too. ??? It is like you are holding a printed sign >in front of a blind person and waiting for an reaction. > >If you TX those texts in 77bit, only the ones with 77bits can read it >and "NO RCV 75 BIT" is like talking to yourself. For the ones using >RC4 or RC5 in 77bit mode, the messages are useless cycles and all >1.9.1 user will never ever see it, because 1.9.1 can not decode your >77bit messages. > >73's de OE1MWW >Wolfgang > >Thursday, November 29, 2018, 5:57:08 AM, you wrote: > > >> I have composed and compiled a motley collection of free text >messages >> to send in sequence or sporadically between CQs e.g. >> “WSJTX2 RC5 HR”, “77 BITS ONLY”, “NO RCV 75 BIT” and (in desperation) >“PLS TX 77 BITS”. > >> Hey, it’s only a hobby! I’ve made about 10 shiny-new FT8+ QSOs >today, >> and about 50 old-skool FT8s … all while working on the other screen. > >> 73 >> Gary ZL2iFB > > >---------- >Amateur radio is the most expensive type of free-of-charge >communication! >Amateurfunk ist die teuerste Art der kostenlosen Kommunikation! > > > >_______________________________________________ >wsjt-devel mailing list >wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > > >_______________________________________________ >wsjt-devel mailing list >wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
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