[Lowfer] DK7FC in CT ( My OPERA Comments )

[Douglas D. Williams]

Well, those are good points Andy. Plenty of modes to go around for
everyone. :-)

73, Doug KB4OER

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:34 PM, Andy - KU4XR <ku4xr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- On Tue, 2/12/13, Douglas D. Williams <kb4oer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Plus, "Opera" mode seems quite popular "over there" and I
> > don't like Opera, no I don't. Nasty mode, it is,....tricksy....
> >
> >
> > 73, Doug KB4OER
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> Hi Doug, and all:
>
> We all have our favorites, and preferences, in all things .. hi - hi
> Personally, I think OPERA was given a " bum wrap " due to all the
> fuss over the " ROS " mode issue.. I have used, and AM using right now,
> OPERA on 160 meters, I have been for the past several nights since
> getting my antenna resonant again.. It is about as simple a mode as
> you can get..Just On / Off keying in an encoded form, to be decoded
> on the receiving end by the software.. It is ( A Lot ) more power
> amp friendly than WSPR is due to its encoding scheme, and that is
> the main reason I like to run it.. The mode doesn't overwork my radio.
> I've had good sucess with it, easily covering just shy of 1200 miles
> into VE4 land with 10 watts to the antenna.. I enjoy using OPERA myself,
> but again; everyone has their own preferences.. Ain't it great how
> much variety we have to choose from ??
>
> Happy HAM-ing everyone:
>
> Andy - KU4XR
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