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I'm having second thoughts on QRSS....

Jim Stafford
 

I bought the kit at FDIM but have not assembled it yet. ?However, I have been running the software and watching 30M 10.140. ?Here is my problem... ?I see some callsigns but what do I do with them? ?Send an email to that person? ?Is there not some common site where you post who you saw when so all can benefit from what I see? ?

Is there not a "chat room" such as K3UK has running for various groups:?http://www.obriensweb.com/sked/index.html ?Perhaps he would not mind if we posted our spots under one of the other headings for all to see such as the Ragchew page IF we preceded each post with QRSS: so they would stand out. ?I see that Ragchew does not get much activity and K3UK is a good guy and might go along with it.

Don't have a problem with having to do it manually vs fully automatic on WSPR but what chance do I have that I will ever find out if someone copies me once I get on the air? ?I have googled and gone to several sites even the ones that show online what they are copying but it just seems all too complicated when WSPR does it so easily and automatically.

W4QO Jim Stafford www.w4qo.com QRP - When you care enough to send the very least!
"Stephen"
 

Jim,

The usual procedure is to take a screenshot of the signal and either to post it here or on the knightlights reflector. That way we all get to share what you have received. The owner of the beacon you have received can then take a copy and keep it for their records should they wish to.

Regards,

Steve G0XAR

--- In QRPLabs@..., Jim Stafford <qrp@...> wrote:

I bought the kit at FDIM but have not assembled it yet. ?However, I have been running the software and watching 30M 10.140. ?Here is my problem... ?I see some callsigns but what do I do with them? ?Send an email to that person? ?Is there not some common site where you post who you saw when so all can benefit from what I see? ?
Is there not a "chat room" such as K3UK has running for various groups:? ?Perhaps he would not mind if we posted our spots under one of the other headings for all to see such as the Ragchew page IF we preceded each post with QRSS: so they would stand out. ?I see that Ragchew does not get much activity and K3UK is a good guy and might go along with it.
Don't have a problem with having to do it manually vs fully automatic on WSPR but what chance do I have that I will ever find out if someone copies me once I get on the air? ?I have googled and gone to several sites even the ones that show online what they are copying but it just seems all too complicated when WSPR does it so easily and automatically.

W4QO Jim Stafford www.w4qo.com QRP - When you care enough to send the very least!
ve7sl@...
 

Is there not a "chat room" such as K3UK has running for various groups:
this page has been kind of wonky for several months now. I wonder if he is aware of the problem.


WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook":

"w8bh_qrp"
 

Jim,
I have had a similar thought, that there must be a 'better way'. It doesn't have to be WSPR, but some easy method of reply/confirmation.

In the meantime, if you see my call on 30, pse let me know. I have Hans' kit running now.
73, Bruce.

--- In QRPLabs@..., Jim Stafford <qrp@...> wrote:

I bought the kit at FDIM but have not assembled it yet. ?However, I have been running the software and watching 30M 10.140. ?Here is my problem... ?I see some callsigns but what do I do with them? ?Send an email to that person?
"hanssummers2000"
 

All,

As Steve says, if you join the Knights QRSS group (link at the bottom of my page ) and announce your beacon operation, you will see that when people see your signal they will either post to you direct, or back to the Knights QRSS group. Alternatively you can watch the online grabbers.

QRSS is not for everyone. It has advantages and disadvantages relative to automatic modes such as WSPR. Yes, QRSS is more manual. But therein lies a lot of the fun! Believe it or not: when things are made EASIER, that does not necessarily equate to MORE FUN!!!

QRSS has been popular for a long time before WSPR became popular. QRSS does have some advantages! You can build a simple QRSS beacon with just a handful of junkbox transistors (as few as 3!) and be on air with it in an hour or two. With NO computer! Yes, you need a computer to receive QRSS, as you do for WSPR. But not to send it.

QRSS needs less power than WSPR too, so suited for battery operation, holiday operation etc.

QRSS is ideally suited to simple homebrew transmitters and receivers. If building your own equipment, experimenting with it and improving it, and learning about all the challenges along the way, is your thing... then QRSS is great. On the other hand, if you want a fully automated WSPR station then you can plug your $$$$-worth of black box transceiver into your $$$$-worth of computer and away you go, fully automated and you can see where your signals are heard very easily.

So like the whole of the rest of amateur radio - it has loads and loads of fascinating aspects, and QRSS is just one more little niche. Radio is a wide church! QRSS isn't for everyone! But believe me, I know several people who have been passionately devoted to QRSS for 10 years, to the exclusion of any other aspect of our hobby! (not me, I hasten to add!).

0.000073 de Hans G0UPL

--- In QRPLabs@..., "w8bh_qrp" <bhall66@...> wrote:

Jim,
I have had a similar thought, that there must be a 'better way'. It doesn't have to be WSPR, but some easy method of reply/confirmation.

In the meantime, if you see my call on 30, pse let me know. I have Hans' kit running now.
73, Bruce.

--- In QRPLabs@..., Jim Stafford <qrp@> wrote:

I bought the kit at FDIM but have not assembled it yet. ?However, I have been running the software and watching 30M 10.140. ?Here is my problem... ?I see some callsigns but what do I do with them? ?Send an email to that person?

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