[Lowfer] Lowfer TAG?

[J D]

On 10/20/2020 8:47 PM, Garry wrote:
> I especially enjoyed when TAG sent WOLF. That required very good 
> receiver stability but had impressive sensitivity

I, too, look forward to the chance of maybe seeing WOLF again. To put 
frequency stability in perspective, though, we should remember that WOLF 
was considered a very demanding mode IN ITS DAY--but by today's 
standards, it's not that difficult to do. Some of the longer-format 
"advanced" digimodes require at least as tight stability, if not more.

A setup that does well with "old timey" QRSS60 is adequate for WOLF. 
Heck, last time I copied TAG in WOLF, it was with my non-ovenized R-5000 
#3 ("Old Drifty") and a cheap Acer notebook with minimal sound card in 
an unheated barn.

Not every aspect of radio has to be latest-greatest-trendiest 
hardware-plus-software-intensive supergenius-appliance-operator modes. 
The basics are still a lot of fun, and I'd argue there needs to be a 
place where they can be pursued expeditiously and inexpensively, in the 
traditional LowFER way.