[Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

[lmarion]

SSB/CW is all I have ever used. I have 41 logged SSB MS with 24 cards for 
some of those.

Leroy AB7CE


-----Original Message----- 
From: Wes Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 12:44 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

Why not just use CW (or even SSB)?

Disclaimer.  I have zero experience with 6M MS.  That said, I have confirmed
QSOs with every continental state west of the Mississippi and a few east on 
2M
MS (or tropo) :-)

Wes  N7WS

On 12/5/2018 12:08 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> While MS QSOs can be made with random CQing on 50.260, most are scheduled 
> via Ping Jockey or ON4KST chat. There's a learning curve to operating MS, 
> and QSOs via MS can take a while to complete. It's not unusual for it to 
> take 30 minutes for "rocks" to align in the space between QSO partners to 
> provide the reflections for pings that WSJT-X decodes to complete all the 
> steps of the QSO.
>
> MS is NOT a good mode for QRP, and while QSOs can be made with 100W, more 
> power increases the likelihood of a good ping and shortens the time it 
> takes to complete.
>
> If you're chasing grids on 6M, MS is a great way to fill in those that are 
> beyond the range of tropospheric propagation and too close for E-skip. 
> The limit for MS is about 1,300 miles, and even that distance requires 
> great rocks, high power, decent antennas, great ops, and persistence.
>
> MS is one of the propagation modes for which the exchange format and 
> progress of WSJT mode QSOs was developed, and it is rigidly followed.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC

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