[Elecraft] Peter Martinez And The CW-To-PSK31 Feature

[Tony]

All:

I spoke with Peter Martinez about a video I posted that shows how the 
Elecraft CW-to-Data mode works with PSK31. Peter developed the mode some 
25 years ago so I thought it would be interesting to ask if he ever 
imagined it being used in such a unique way. To my surprise, he wasn't 
aware it existed!

He mentioned that it could be difficult for some to send fast enough to 
keep up at PSK31 speeds, but I assured him that slower speeds are 
adequate to make contacts and that I've used it many times when 
operating QRP portable.

I'm not sure how often it's used among the group, but I find it useful 
to switch from CW to PSK31 after the contacts dry up and I always get a 
kick out of the reaction I get when I mention how I'm sending PSK31. I 
suspect there's a slight advantage in weak-signal performance over CW as 
well which doesn't hurt when running QRP.

Here's the video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9uoSbYhe00

Tony -K2MO