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CX3000 REALLY?!
- Thread starter Sonar
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I do fine with 5 watts on the digital modes, I'd try less but that's as low as my rig will go. I guess I could buy an attenuator.
SSB and all other forms of voice communication are antiquated modes that waste bandwidth. They should all be illegal.
Not sure if I jumped to the other side of the fence with that statement or built a new one.
That follows along the lines of texting instead of actually talking to someone. As a result we are losing the art of communicating and by that I don't just mean engaging in an exchange of information. Digital modes are fine if that is what you are into but they are so impersonal. Load in some macros and click a button. I like to play with them but definitely not for me.
It's not all about the power....it's what's on the tower.....most of time
I remember hearing a long time ago that front/back ratio comes from the antenna. Forward gain comes from the wall socket.
What are you operating for digital modes? Thanks 73I do fine with 5 watts on the digital modes, I'd try less but that's as low as my rig will go. I guess I could buy an attenuator.
SSB and all other forms of voice communication are antiquated modes that waste bandwidth. They should all be illegal.
Not sure if I jumped to the other side of the fence with that statement or built a new one.
I don't disagree with that but there are plenty of guys using voice that exchange calls, reports and done. Just as impersonal and less efficient.
I don't prefer digital modes but I've done it a few times. My post was more of a jab at the qrp guys that have such a negative attitude towards an amplifier.
Psk31. Radio is a yaesu 1200. The interface is the $10 easy digi kit from eBay. I forget the software but it's one of the more common ones.
I used to use Digipan. It was free and worked several digital modes and worked well. I also used to use MMSSTV and MMRTTY. Again, free and they worked well.
No, just being sarcastic. I do use digital occasionally. I haven't tried jt65. I thought psk31 would be a little more complicated than it is so I got bored quickly.
Depends what is in the way and your antenna.
I have a hill in-between me and the next town 10 miles away. 400W isn't making the trip. Drive a mile down into town so the hill isn't in the way and 4W easily gets me there.
Likewise my friend in his truck was running 250W and couldn't make 5 miles because his antenna installation was crap. My friend and I both with good antenna installs managed 30 miles with 4W at each end just fine.
If it was all about power I wouldn't be getting in the top 20% of all entries in CQWW, CQWPX, IARU HF and ARRL International DX contests beating hundreds of stations running 1500W with my paltry 100W.
You might want to edit your reply. You forget the "AND I JUST GOT DOWN!"
The thought never crossed my mind until you mentioned it, thanks for putting that imagery in my mind; even if only for a fleeting second.
I never use any of those phrases. I do know most people, at least the ones I hear using the Mudd duck phrase usually end it with "AND I JUST GOT DOWN." I don't even know why they say it. I'm assuming it's a chicken bander way of saying I said what I had to say and I'm not saying anything else. I find. it amusing. In a ridiculous way.