Rich hit the mark on the head, as the bulk of us on this reflector are
part of the choir. Another thought, maybe a short article for QST on
"PSK-31 DXing and Contesting" would impact many of those most in need of
this knowledge.
73 W0ETC
On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 16:00:43 -0500 "Richard Ferch" <ve3iay@rac.ca>
writes:
> Barry has hit the nail on the head. There are obvious (to us) reasons
> why
> DXpeditions and contesters are accustomed to short QSOs, but those
> reasons
> just aren't obvious to newcomers. Did you ever try to explain the
> attraction
> of a "VP6DI TU 599 DE VE3IAY" QSO to a non-ham? Most people, even
> most hams,
> just don't get it.
>
> There are contesters and DX chasers on PSK31, too (e.g. the PODXS
> 070 club),
> but they're in the minority. One of the attractions of PSK31 to
> many
> newcomers is the slow-paced macro button culture, which is probably
> easier
> for someone to break into than the faster-paced DXing and contesting
> culture
> most of us here are used to.
>
> If you're wondering about how to spread the word on DXpedition
> operating
> procedure, I suspect there's not that much point in putting the
> information
> on this reflector, where you're preaching mostly to the converted.
> Perhaps
> an opinion article on http://www.eHam.net, or some postings to the
> psk31 and
> digitalradio reflectors on http://groups.yahoo.com (each of which
> has more
> than 1000 members) might have more impact.
>
> 73,
> Rich VE3IAY
>
>
>
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