<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Talvez tenha interesse !</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif">Hi Group.</font></div>
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</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">I have been operating on BPSK since the very beginnings and it has been my favourite mode.</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">However, recently I am finding my enjoyment of the mode spoilt day after day and especially<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">
</div>at weekends by stations who seem to have absolutely "no idea" how to setup the station for<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> </div>BPSK mode.</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">This is indicated by the incessant splatter on the waterfall, some of it being around 3000hz<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">
</div>wide totally blanking out the waterfall and spoiling the mode for everyone else.</font></div><div>
<font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Can I through this column implore the committee / webmaster and all operators to advise<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">
</div>those stations who are drastically overdriving causing splatter and to offer help to get them<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> </div>on the correct settings. It isn't brain surgery and just needs a little patience to offer help instead<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">
</div>of just shoving out the usual 599 MACRO which makes a sham of the qso. I will and will continue<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> </div>to give accurate reports only.</font></div><div>
<font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">I also notice that my entry on the website re Splatter has disappeared, I wonder why??????.</font></div>
<div><font face="georgia, serif">The webmaster may copy it from my <a href="http://qrz.com" target="_blank">qrz.com</a> page if required as any other club or newsletter<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">
</div>with my permission may do so.</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">I continue with my EPC<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;display:inline">
</div>"G" Splatter Watch on pretty much a daily basis and now enter those<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> </div>bad offenders on the EPC cluster. I am not afraid to name and shame and will continue to do<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">
</div>so.. I seem to be assisting more and more every day, in fact more than qso's.</font></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Many splatterers are EPC members proudly giving their EPC number but to my mind this</span><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;display:inline">
</div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">only bring the club into disrepute.</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Please do help your fellow amateurs and I make NO apology for getting back on the soapbox.</span><br>
</div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">73 de Mike G3PGA</font></div></div></div></div></div></div>