* Charles Odom ki4vmk@... [070]
<070@...> [2017-10-11 09:49]:
> With JT65, JT9 and FT8 the trend is to make a contact
and log it. No
> one wants to have interaction or conversation.� Just
sayin'
Have you ever tried to have a conversation over a JT mode?
It's
practically impossible. There's also nothing "fast" about
JT. When all
you can send every minute is a handful of characters, it
doesn't lend
itself very well to ragchewing.
Don't rag on the modes; they have valid uses and work well
for what they
are meant to do: terse communication in bad conditions.
Not every mode
is meant to be used for ragchewing and should not be
blasted because the
design of the mode doesn't lend itself to it. Use the
right tool for
the job and don't expect a mode to be something it isn't.
I can use a
screwdriver as a hammer, but it makes a much better
screwdriver. I
can't be upset if it makes a crappy hammer; I chose to use
it
incorrectly.
This is a valid discussion for something like PSK-31 where
conversation
as a ragchew *is* possible. Now you are talking about the
operators
being the ones that are not interested in talking and just
sending
macro, macro, SK. That's not the case with JT modes. They
are not
designed as conversation modes, they are designed as
contact modes that
can reliably send small bits of information. If that's not
what you
want, then just don't use them.
--
David, K9DWR
#1604 LONP #255
david@...
