From what I understand, PSK500R, BPSK250 are both fine but that's just what I've heard in conversation. -Dave, KB3FXI ________________________________ From: "ve7cus@xxxxxxx" <ve7cus@xxxxxxx> To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:38 PM Subject: [pskmail] Re: 300 Baud Rate in the USA So, since PSK500R is about half the speed of PSK500 does it fall within the 300 baud limit? Darrel, VE7CUS On 2012-01-23, at 2:51 PM, Bernard Dekok wrote: Dave, > > >Baud rate can't be WPM / 1.2 >Winmor 8 Car 16PSK is 94 baud, at 3285 WPM on 1600 HZ bandwidth. >See the Excel spreadsheet on this thread. >Yep, 3285 words per minute. >Try doing THAT on CW.....=) > > >I vote for the Winmor virtual TNC as another mode option for PSKMail.... > > >Bernie, >KC9SGV > > > >On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 3:06 PM, David Kleber <kb3fxi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >I think I recall seeing someone post somewhere that BPSK500 goes over the US >throughput limit, but I've never seen what appears to be a well detailed >explanation. Also, there seems to be varying opinions on how to calculate baud >rates from wpm (wpm divided by 1.2?). It's all quite confusing. >> >> >>I wish we could just go to regulation by bandwidth with a separate playground >>for unattended ops. The robots in any bandwidth need to have their own >>allocations which makes sense for anyone on either side of the fence (whether >>you hate the robots or love them). >> >> >>We really need to get rid of the throughput limitation, which contradicts one >>of the key reasons for our amateur radio frequency allocation which is the >>advancement of the art (and technology). >> >> >>BTW, BPSK500 leaves a bit to be desired unless you're on a near full quieting >>path. >> >> >>-Dave, KB3FXI >