Hi Christian,
I do use CW mode quite a lot, but your speed was beyond me! I had to use the
computer to receive you!! I then saw you were listening on another band, one
that I am not QRV on. By the way, your signal was massive, 59+ loads above
the noise and local QRM.
Vy 73,
Chris, G4AYT, JO01MI.
----- Original Message -----
From: "C. Groeger" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Acivity etc.
Chris,
Why not learning the code, buying a tx with reasonable power and having
fun in CW?
The code is same as spoken language and you can talk to other hams in real
time!
But maybe you prefer sitting before your laptop...
I do crossband QSOs with hams with no tx on mf but with serious interest
in this band...
73, DF5QG
Christian Groeger
Chris <[email protected]> schrieb:
Hi All,
There have been questions lately about lack of activity, Steinar suggests
"Yes, lack of interest".
I am not so sure that is the case.
I agree with the comments about too many modes and would also add lack of
publicity as to where each mode resides on the LF bands. The casual
listener, who might well take an interest but is not on this reflector, is
likely to quickly lose enthusiasm.
Also, whilst I am all for the spirit of experimentation, just maybe the
increased use of much lower frequencies has added to the problem by
spreading activity so thinly.
Another BIG problem, often overlooked by people making comments about
other's lack of receive capability, the increasing noise/crud level from
things like TVs, LED lights etc.
Then there's the CW operator who sends so fast you can't even read his
callsign (DF5QG - sorry!) and only appears to listen on another band, a
band I don't use.
Wolf has been doing a great job with WSQ, several of us locally have been
testing his modified version which works well - on topband. I would
suggest this mode is potentially ideally suited to LF and gets us away
from the 'beacon' modes so frequently criticised on here.
I am frequently monitoring the 472kHz band - when LED lights permit - and
look forward to things settling down as the year progresses.
Vy 73,
Chris, G4AYT, Whitstable, Kent, JO01MI.
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