[Moon-net] An important step forward!

Jim Forsyth jim at forsyth.net
Tue Apr 17 10:15:16 CDT 2007


How true. The CW operators have an unfair advantage over the digital 
operators and it's time to level the playing field.

Jim, AF6O


> since we do not have a brain memory erase function for callsigns, we 
> should all
> petition our own governments to allow us to use a random callsign 
> generator.
> Then make the rules such that every single CQ or reply to a CQ must be 
> with a
> brand new randomly generated callsign so it cannot be read from our memory 
> or
> from a sheet.
> So SM5LE would be replaced with something like SQ41G23AN6. This would then 
> not
> conflict with anyone else's existing callsign. Now we can use WSJT without 
> deep
> search and everyone would have equal possibility of getting all the 
> letters and
> numbers exactly correct regardless of whether they use digital or ear.
>  Too many ear operators rely on prior knowledge of the callsign or the 
> sending
> style. This is an unfair advantage!
>
> 73,
>
>
> Jeffrey Pawlan




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