EI5DI replied to K4JRB:
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> He said (and ARRL agrees) that a mode such as PSK31 is
> superior to CW in weak signal environments.
This is correct, but it is irrelevant because PSK31, and other
data modes, cannot be decoded by the human ear alone.
> Amateurs are working each other with QRP where signals
> are below the noise threshold. Listen to the speaker
> and there is nothing!
Then, whatever it is, it's not amateur radio - pehaps it's amateur
data communications? In my book, if it's not Phone or CW, decoded
by the human ear alone in real-time, then it's not amateur radio.
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I couldn't agree more Paul! When we can make a WSJT "QSO"
and submit our "QSL" for DXCC without ever actually having heard a
signal or done anything but look at our comuter screen, what is the
point? Is this amateur radio? I think it's something very close to
the Internet but I thought we already had that. Where is the human
element of hearing a signal with our own ears? It might be the future
but count me out because it frankly holds no interest for me.
73, Bill W4ZV
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