![]() Just last week, I was playing around with a DMR hotspot on the Brandmeister network. I do occasionally make snarky comments about the continued use of AM (AKA Ancient Modulation), but I’ve tried to tone that down in recent years. In a previous post, I argued we should not confuse religion with modulation. And certainly, don’t get stuck on 2 meters. FM and repeaters? Forget that stuff…not enough skill required. ![]() Some hams will go even further and say that CW is the only way to go. I think its fair to say that most hams think of the HF bands as the center of the hobby…getting on the air, bouncing signals off the ionosphere to talk to someone over the horizon. This can quickly lead to the generalization that these digital modes “aren’t real ham radio.” The extreme-DSP modes such as JT65 insert serious signal processing that essentially removes the human connection. Their point is that with CW and SSB, there is an audio connection to your ear that makes you an integral part of the radio communication. It started with some HF enthusiasts I know talking about how “digital modes” are just not very satisfying. ![]() This happens from time to time…I usually ignore it…but this time I got sucked into the topic. Things had been pretty quiet on the ham front lately but then I ran into a string of “That’s Not Real Ham Radio” discussions.
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