From the screen capture I posted in a previous message
this morning, it is quite evident that yesterday evening
the band was crowded, but NO-ONE stepped on the
toes of another. The signals were all quite identifiable,
being disjointed in frequency.
While myself think that the 7FSK is not optimal, nevertheless
it is a first step to leave behind our shoulders the CW, the
son of the spark transmitters. For weak-signal work, more
modern coding schemes must be used, based on the current
status of the information theory. And, having myself been a CW
operator for many years, I do recognize its charm, but I am
afraid it is a charm based on nostalgy...
In this world there must be ample space for nostalgy, but
nostalgy should not mean nor imply immobility or ultra-conservatism.
Just my 2 cents of Euro (what an appropriate time...:-)
73 Alberto I2PHD
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