Joe, I am certainly NOT going anywhere on the top 200 list. Where we are going is a unique place in VK and most likely the transmissions will be on NON DX bands to a station in VK to get the pics posted.
I don't think too many people will even notice mate. Gary On 26 April 2011 23:35, Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > SSTV for example is a mode just like digital, cw, phone and rtty and > > granted it is not as common as the other more popular modes but it is > > a mode nonetheless operated by many. > > SSTV is not recognized as a separate mode in the DXCC program - or as > far as I know in any major DX award program. It "counts" as phone for > DXCC. Why would any significant DXpedition waste time on a "slow rate" > mode? > > > But we will transmit SSTV images during this operation and we are > > making arrangements to do this. Will it be popular, well I guess we > > will wait and see how it goes and have a look at after the event. > > Will it be "popular?" I would expect it to be *extremely unpopular* > - particularly if the location of the DXpedition is to any place on > the "top 200" needed list. Spending as much as 3 minutes per QSO > on SSTV when good operators can make ten times as many QSOs in the > same period on SSB/CW/RTTY makes any SSTV operation extremely unwise. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > On 4/26/2011 8:49 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > > Brian, > > > > Most of the comment so far appears to be focused on the hunter, not the > > DXpedition. > > > > On the next effort we intend to use the P3 on a receiving station > monitoring > > bands we are not using at a particular time. Many Dxpeditions do not have > a > > huge number of operators. If you mean a Dxpedition to a rare and much > sought > > after entity then that is a different situation entirely. Some of these > are > > able to operate many if not all the bands and modes they are set up for, > > others have to rationalise the number of bands and stations and with this > > scenario a P3 would be of assistance. > > > > SSTV for example is a mode just like digital, cw, phone and rtty and > granted > > it is not as common as the other more popular modes but it is a mode > > nonetheless operated by many. > > > > Advancing the P3 technology to encompass as many operational modes as > > possible is a plus and should not be seen as a restriction right? > > > > I have a request to send SSTV from our next effort and the computers are > set > > up for logging and it would be nice in the future to not have to take a > > PC/Laptop for this. > > > > But we will transmit SSTV images during this operation and we are making > > arrangements to do this. Will it be popular, well I guess we will wait > and > > see how it goes and have a look at after the event. > > > > It will be fun to do it though so I am looking forward to trying it out. > > > > All the input so far has been positive and some good ideas have come up > > already. It's all good eh? > > > > 73's to all, > > > > Gary > > > > On 26 April 2011 22:29, Brian Alsop<[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> You're going to do this while running a pileup 1000 callers deep? > >> > >> DXpeditions exist to make QSO's, not watch TV. > >> > >> If a DXpedition is having trouble making QSO's, a P3 isn't the answer. > >> Improving their antenna(s) and being aware of propagation most likely > is. > >> > >> 73 DE Brian/K3KO > >> > >> On 4/26/2011 12:08, Cady, Fred wrote: > >>> You can Hold CENTER and move the DX station's freq to the left edge of > >>> the display and set SPAN so the pileup is spread across the whole > >>> display. The two controls interact some but it is easy to do while you > >>> are listening to figure out the operator's pattern. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3598 - Release Date: 04/26/11 > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
