AW: [Meteor-Scatter] MS Procedures

Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:05:52 -0000

"Good old days"....Yes Sebastian, let's find a way back to the roots with
the good old spark transmitters or at least AM mode. I often call CQ in AM
mode on 2m but nobody answers. That's all because of this damned SSB that
came up.

But let me be serious again: WSJT has no doubt increased the activity on the
2 m bands and up. I'm always impressed by its efficiency in MS and EME
propagations. One side effect is the cluster QRM that I'm also not very
happy with. But though, a message such as "I call you on .375 1st" has by
far more benefit for me that the stupid cluster mesages when station A
announces that station B a mere 100 km distant comes in with 59++ on 2m. The
latter is of no info for me, the first gives me at least the opportunity to
listen into the sked.

I made my first MS QSO back in 1977, with 300 LPM, modified tape recorder
and no MSDSP or DTR assistance. So if I wanted the "gold old times" back -
which weren't as good as many people think, only with regard to the birdie
situation - it would be by far more understandable. But I'm certainly not.

73 Bernd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of DG5CST,
> Sebastian
> Sent: Sonntag, 4. Januar 2004 22:03
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: AW: [Meteor-Scatter] MS Procedures
>
>
> Hi all,
> I often wondered if there is no way to put up something like a wsjt filter
> for the cluster. I began with meteorscatter (good old style of
> course) even
> in those days when wsjt barely came up. For me it was a great fun
> and also a
> good way to learn CW while using it and nowadays you have pray to
> god while
> calling cq in random mode, because each and everyone is on wsjt mode.
> Let's think about it.. and maybe someone will find back to the roots.
>
> 73 Sebastian