On 5 Jul 2007 at 12:22, Alan Melia wrote:

> Whilst I apprciate that the "constant" nature of QRSS can be a
> problem, I am afraid there are some misconceptions about its use. It
> should NOT be NECESSARY to send a morse call at "normal" speeds. This
> may be advisable in some cases, in the way of making normal qsos, but
> it is no more "necessary" than a 30wpm operator needing to send his ID
> at 5wpm. The mode is actually morse and 3sec dot can be read audibly
> with a little practice. It became unnecessary for RTTY operators to
> send a morse ID many years ago (this was anyway for the benefit of the
> RIS officers, not other amateurs), and this archaic regulation is even
> less necessary now we have fairly common usage of these modes and
> common PC usage within many stations. If you dont want to use a PC in
> your station that is fair but it is sufficient surely to know that the
> mode exists, it has been around a long time at LF.

Well I guess we will have to agree to disagree....

There are a lot of casual listeners to 500kHz who will not be aware 
of QRSS. Probably far more than ever listened to 136kHz. Whatever you 
say they are not familiar with QRSS or why people use it. As far as 
they are concerned they just hear lots of people 'tuning up', and 
very few of us have the patience to listen to 3s dot QRSS just to 
identify who it is. CW id is essential, and I would suggest 5wpm is 
far too slow - 15-20wpm is optimum and does not interrupt your QRSS 
flow too much.

You may have guessed I am not an enthusiast for this mode....

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com