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I don't know about that. I don't know anyone, at least here in the UK or Europe, who even uses digital anything other than mashing in front of WSJT-X all day. O

by baz00 3y ago

I don't know about that. I don't know anyone, at least here in the UK or Europe, who even uses digital anything other than mashing in front of WSJT-X all day. On 2m/70cm, it's all voice still.

edrxty 3y ago
DMR/DStar is fairly popular where I am, though it's mainly through repeaters. Also, by far the most heavily trafficked frequency anywhere I've been is APRS which is digital store and forward messaging. It's just extremely antiquated at this point.
- baz00 3y ago
  From what I can see APRS is mostly used by porcupine vehicles broadcasting where they are. Literally because no one cares, it's the opposite of what what Musk wanted for his jet :)
tomfanning 3y ago
That’s a pretty narrow perspective. From both the perspective of HF and VHF/UHF. For HF there’s all sorts of digital stuff going on. Check out FreeDV for a Codec2-derived digital voice mode. We are also doing packet radio (yes, AX.25, still built into the Linux kernel) with BPSK/QPSK modems on HF replacing the 61 year old Bell tones- see https://wiki.oarc.uk/packet:ninotnc#experimental_new_modes_for_hf https://wiki.oarc.uk/packet:ninotnc#experimental_new_modes_f... I recently stood up this site to support and track the re-emergence of the / redevelopment UK packet radio network- which is utilising VHF, UHF, a geostationary satellite, as well as HF. https://ukpacketradio.network/ https://ukpacketradio.network/ It’s not my bag but I see a lot of VARA going on too. There’s a lot more going on than just WSJT-X.
- baz00 3y ago
  Yeah there's stuff there but there are literally bugger all people using it. Even the VHF repeater nets in the UK are pretty dead. I mean I'm in the middle of London and I occasionally get two dudes talking about their greenhouse and that's it. They're not even growing anything interesting - it's all tomatoes and casual racism.

by baz00 3y ago

I don't know about that. I don't know anyone, at least here in the UK or Europe, who even uses digital anything other than mashing in front of WSJT-X all day. On 2m/70cm, it's all voice still.

edrxty 3y ago

DMR/DStar is fairly popular where I am, though it's mainly through repeaters. Also, by far the most heavily trafficked frequency anywhere I've been is APRS which is digital store and forward messaging. It's just extremely antiquated at this point.

baz00 3y ago
From what I can see APRS is mostly used by porcupine vehicles broadcasting where they are. Literally because no one cares, it's the opposite of what what Musk wanted for his jet :)

tomfanning 3y ago

That’s a pretty narrow perspective. From both the perspective of HF and VHF/UHF. For HF there’s all sorts of digital stuff going on. Check out FreeDV for a Codec2-derived digital voice mode. We are also doing packet radio (yes, AX.25, still built into the Linux kernel) with BPSK/QPSK modems on HF replacing the 61 year old Bell tones- see https://wiki.oarc.uk/packet:ninotnc#experimental_new_modes_for_hf https://wiki.oarc.uk/packet:ninotnc#experimental_new_modes_f... I recently stood up this site to support and track the re-emergence of the / redevelopment UK packet radio network- which is utilising VHF, UHF, a geostationary satellite, as well as HF. https://ukpacketradio.network/ https://ukpacketradio.network/ It’s not my bag but I see a lot of VARA going on too. There’s a lot more going on than just WSJT-X.

baz00 3y ago
Yeah there's stuff there but there are literally bugger all people using it. Even the VHF repeater nets in the UK are pretty dead. I mean I'm in the middle of London and I occasionally get two dudes talking about their greenhouse and that's it. They're not even growing anything interesting - it's all tomatoes and casual racism.