[DXBase] LOL a possible feature for DXBase*next*
Art Searle W2NRA
[email protected]
2004年3月31日 10:19:44 -0500
Hi Bill,
IMNSHO I don't think this would be a good idea for many reasons.
1. It is our responsibility to listen. I find you can work DX faster =
by
listening and figuring out what he is doing. It is our responsibility =
to
know where we are putting our transmit frequency. If I get a cop =
telling me
up, it is my fault and I am embarrassed, and I should be! I think any
attempt to take operator responsibility away from the operator is wrong.
2. I'd estimate that most of the spots are simplex.
3. Spots that indicate split change my radio to split mode =
automatically.
Bill, I thought you had an FT-1000MP. That radio automatically enters =
the
split.
4. Why 5 kHz? Most splits are up 1 or 2. Or are you referring to =
phone
spots. I'd guess that CW spots are 2 to 1 more than phone. For example =
I
just looked at a page full of CW spots on DX Summit and it covered about =
17
minutes. A page full of DX Summit Phone spots covered 54 minutes. Ok
that's unscientific but it is an indication.
5. DX stations change with the pileup. I heard Cameroon start out =
split
yesterday, then went simplex for a while, then back to split.
Bill, assuming you are using an FT-1000MP, I'm sure you've used Dual
Receive. This makes my reason # 1 (listening) real easy. You get a =
clear
picture of what the DX is doing. This is something that you cannot even
explain to non-Dual Receive ops.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for new features. And I know you are =
proposing
this as a user chosen option. I just don't like it.
73,
Art
W2NRA