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forgotten modes on the rise

Discussion in 'General Announcements' started by KA1BSZ, Dec 21, 2020.

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  1. KA1BSZ

    KA1BSZ Ham Member QRZ Page

    It is wonderful to see some of these modes being used again! Lately the psk band on 20 meters is packed quite a bit of the time. I see olivia,contestia and field hell being used. I wished there was more activity on 17,15 and 12 meters of these modes. These modes are there to be used and use them on all bands. G.O.T.A. and use them!I am on 20 meter psk every morning.
     
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  2. N2HUN

    N2HUN Ham Member QRZ Page

    Feldheld is really neat, seeing the characters form on a waterfall,
     
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  3. DG1RUG

    DG1RUG Platinum Subscriber Platinum Subscriber QRZ Page

    Good Afternoon

    May those Modes was used every time .
    But more and more we explore that a chat is more as a exange of a call , a grid and a SNR .
    So no wonder you will explore also OLIVIA is still living and you can make great QSOs and chats around the world.
    Belive me , visit
    https://www.qrz.com/db/dg1rug

    Greetings and a blessed and healthy Christmas seson
    DG1RUG UWE
     
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  4. KN6SU

    KN6SU Ham Member QRZ Page

    Can't wait for Spark Gap to come back.
     
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  5. K3XR

    K3XR Ham Member QRZ Page

    Very funny!
     
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  6. W9FL

    W9FL Ham Member QRZ Page

    I am thinking about trying some of those other modes. Particularly PSK. I have done PSK in the past, but I had thought it was dead now.

    Getting a little bored with FT8. I have thousands of FT8 contacts.
     
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  7. KU4X

    KU4X Premium Subscriber QRZ Page

    Easy pickings for the Volunteer Monitors! :D


    Regards,
    -Bruce
     
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  8. KA1BSZ

    KA1BSZ Ham Member QRZ Page

    That's why i went back to psk...FT8,FT4 and JT65 IS B..O..R..I..N..G! .......YAWN!!!!. PSK is the NEW rtty. thank you for mentioning.
     
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  9. KA1BSZ

    KA1BSZ Ham Member QRZ Page

    spark uses only 1 freq............ALL OF THEM.
     
  10. WD0BCT

    WD0BCT Ham Member QRZ Page

    Unfortunately you will find the activity on quite a few digital modes will ebb and flow. I got excited when initially discovering digital modes but then found keeping up with what was the mode du Jour tiresome after a bit.
     
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  11. W9FL

    W9FL Ham Member QRZ Page

    It does sometimes get hard to keep up, I agree.
     
  12. VK2WP

    VK2WP Ham Member QRZ Page

    PSK is about on 20M, sometimes gets rather packed. PSK is the new RTTY and a good means to have a digi conversation.
     
  13. KK9W

    KK9W Ham Member QRZ Page

    Hellschreiber (FeldHell) is one of my favorite modes.
     
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  14. N5AF

    N5AF Ham Member QRZ Page

    I've tried calling CQ several times using Olivia (500/16) at the frequencies (except 20m) suggested here: http://hflink.com/olivia/

    Crickets..
     
  15. WD0BCT

    WD0BCT Ham Member QRZ Page

    In my short tenure as a PSK operator I found 20M and even 40M would get very hot with lots of activity for a weekend or two....and then totally go away for a couple of months. A couple of months later it would get hot again for a day or two with many of the same calls and again disappear. I decided it was not for me. I've had other hams tell me that's how it has been since it first appeared.

    I was able to work lots of DX on PSK.
     

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