While surfing the web looking for material for this week's
VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, I came across the VK9ML site with information
about their upcoming DXpedition to Mellish Reef.
http://www.qsl.net/vk9ml/2002/
In late December, the team put up a survey on the site to find
out which digital mode they should operate, if any. As I would
have expected, RTTY won over PSK, 38% to 15%. What about the
other 47%? They chose to have the team not do ANY digital mode
and to concentrate on SSB and CW! Wow...
I don't know if this survey was set up where someone could
continuously vote for one option or not, but I must admit I'm
astonished that anyone would vote to have a DXpedition NOT do
digital.
Perhaps I'm just not with the program. Perhaps there is a majority
of CW/SSB ops that would rather a DXpedition not take time out
for digital. I don't know. But I sure am curious.
Comments?
73, Don AA5AU
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