On Feb 22, 2006, at 5:37 PM, Ed Swynar wrote:
> Hi Ron,
>
> Whilst I agree that QSK really CAN be advantageous in a pile-up
> situation, I
> personally find it to be EXTREMELY distracting, to the point of being
> an
> annoyance...
When running QSK, to hopefully avoid insanity, it is prudent to reduce
the Rx RF gain control to the point of not hearing background noise.
>
> When I monitor my signal, I like to do just that, i.e. monitor my
> sending/keying/spacing/etc.
>
> Judging by the many errors I hear being sent lately on the air ---
> numbers
> in call signs missing dots, dashes shy on a character, etc. etc. --- it
> seems obvious to me that I'm not the only victim of the distractions
> QSK
> brings with it...I think to-day's operators are far sloppier in their
> sending than those of, say, 25 years ago, when QSK may NOT have been as
> prevalent as it is to-day...
>
> Just my $0.02...
>
> ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Spencer" <ronspencer@nc.rr.com>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:40 PM
> Subject: [Amps] QSK or not
>
>
>> Alright! A good old pissing contest!
>>
>> While the statement that if you don't use QSK you are a LID is a bit
>> over
>> the top (OK, well over the top) I'm surprised too at the number of
>> DXers
>> that don't use it. How do I know that many do not? They are the ones
>> that
>> keep calling even after the DX came back to them....or worse someone
>> else.
>> We have all been in pile ups where someone will send their call 3 or 4
> times
>> without listening between them.
>>
>> I've been using QSK for many years (had an Alpha 76PA that my then
> neighbor
>> N6ND modified for QSK) and I will NEVER go back. You may have heard
>> me in
>> pile ups. With QSK I can continue, with pretty good confidence, to
>> call
> the
>> station knowing I haven't heard them come back to anyone yet. Many
>> give up
>> early which gives me a nice relatively clear shot. Do I mess up? Of
>> course...but not as much as I would if I couldn't copy in between CW
>> elements to hear if the DX has come back.
>>
>> Now QSK offers little benefit if you are the station others are
>> answering.
>> Who cares what happens during the time you pick out the station and
>> call
>> them? Or during a contest where no one is going to continue to call
>> once
>> you've answered a station. But for chasing DX either simplex or split
>> I
> find
>> QSK to be a potent tool. One more way to beat the masses. So those of
>> you
>> not yet using it, please continue that way. It gives me and the others
> using
>> QSK and edge.
>>
>> Ron N4XD
>>
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