On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 01:25:19PM -0500, Les Rayburn wrote:
> My view is that the "World Above 50mhz" is a lofty pulpit and the words
> spoken in those inches of print hold sway over a lot of people. It's not
> some random posting on a blog or e-mail reflector. Therefore, I'd appreciate
> a bit more care when making such blanket statements in the future.
I appreciate the fact that Gene has decades of active operating experience
in VHF/UHF DXing and contesting and writes an interesting, thought-provoking,
discussion-provoking column.
> For me, the issue isn't why operators are using WSJT, it's why are they not?
The only effective way to use WSJT is through pre-arranged schedules, and
that completely kills all the joy out of it for me. A decade ago, I dabbled
for a while in HSMS CW on 144 MHz, and after I got over the initial "hey,
that's kind of neat" experience with the first two or three QSOs, it really
wasn't that entertaining. I've had a lot more fun working randoms on 144.200
SSB during a shower or on Eskip during an opening. A lot more fun.
The more you take the operator out of the QSO finding and making process,
be it WSJT or CW skimmer or whatever, the less fun it is.
--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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