[Moon] Future of EME

Peter Blair g3ltf at btinternet.com
Sat Nov 28 11:25:14 CET 2015


Hi Leif,  Yes, for me the really satisfying QSO is one that does not require 
the "side channel" that you describe in your penultimate paragraph. This is 
( one of) the reason(s) why I stick to CW. The advent of SDR and similar 
technology should  by now have eliminated the need for a "side channel" 
anywhere. Unfortunately the latest change in the ARRL rules allowing 
"assistance"  is a dis-incentive to incorporating an SDR in your eme system, 
why not just look on the logger?  I suspect now that the ARRL contest will 
eventually become a JTxx only event.
I made an interesting QSO on 70cm this morning, I read NC1I's CW sign off 
at the end of his JT transmission from my SDR waterfall and knowing him to 
be an excellent CW op called him a kc or so LF and we had a quick 569/559 
exchange.
73 Peter G3LTF

-----Original Message----- 
From: Leif Asbrink
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 2:19 AM
To: moon at moonbounce.info
Subject: Re: [Moon] Future of EME

Hi Lars,

Maybe it is too late now. Too few CW operators left, but
as you well know from postings in the past I think the only
way for CW to survive is to encourage mixed mode contests and
cross mode QSOs.

A fairly large number of JT65 operators know CW well enough
to hear who is calling - and they often listen to the tones
if wsjt is used. If big CW stations would answer a CQ in JT65
on CW, the chance for an answer should be at least 25 % provided
the signal level is adequate (which it would be in many if not
most cases for a big station like you.)

If cross mode became used to some extent - and encouraged in
contest rules - CW would much easier survive.

The CW operators need not participate on Internet loggers. I think
CW operators should compete between themselves on who worked the
largest number of JT65 stations on true random. (No Internet,
no scheds, no side channel at all.)

"If you can not beat them, join them."

73

Leif


> I just tooked a look at HB9 logger briefly and I can state that CW dont
> existe anymore :-( every one just works JT
> Witch makes my feel vey SAD.
>   Its You are -20 you are -18 and so on and so on. Ohh i see your trace!
> Oh your trace are goone, did you stop?
> One thing is certain that this so called entry level that was supposed
> to encourage cw did kill it.
> So when you guys got borred of playing video games there will be no CW
> stations left.
> Gl for the future of EME
> Lars SM4IVE
> Still playing Tennis with net and Ball.
>
> -- 
> I only work real EME no Bagpipes
> CW is King!!!!
>
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