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Cecil Moore wrote:
John Smith I wrote:
... technology, ain't it wonderful? Welcome to the new millennium!

My SCS PTC2e multimode controller will copy PACTOR2
DX signals from Europe that I cannot even hear and
don't even budge the S-meter. It also copies CW at
faster speeds than I can copy.

A fascinating piece of gear! IIRC, it does a bunch of other modes,
too.

Of course it needs to be hooked to a computer, too. Not too many
years ago having a shack computer would have been a big
investment, but now the SCS unit probably costs more than the
computer it's hooked up to.

That's a problem ... the fact that those boxes are proprietary means that
the manufacturer can charge more than they ought to cost ...

How much are current PACTOR2 capable boxes going for, anyway?

As for hearing signals you can't - that's really a matter of having
more filtering and a better detector.

I think that Cecil's point was that there is no detector that can be used
to detect Morse by ear that can compete with a near optimum system
that uses digital modulations, FEC, etc.

As for speed - well, consider this:

You could almost certainly win the Tour de France and set world-record
times for each leg - if they'd let you ride your Harley to do it....;-)

And he'd certainly lose hands down if he entered a race against motorcycles
using a bicycle ... your point is? :-)

73,
Carl - wk3c