Hi there, We are ham radio operators, communicators, not excommunicators! No reason to ban a mode! Changes can be made to the rules to adapt to the limitations of FT8, and while making these changes
Winter field day is a newcomer to the field. A bit of massaging of the rules to allow FT8, and perhaps creating multipliers that favor modes more appropriate for emergency operations, would have incl
True, ARRL did not have to change the field day rules for FT8, yet they did change them for the RTTY Roundup. Exclusion is not the way. Winter Field Day organizers better learn their lesson. As for m
I just find FT8/4 more pleasant to operate. Puts me in more of a supervisor position, yet not too far from the trenches. In RTTY, I feel im doing a lot of tedious work tbat the computer should do (an
Thanks Randy, this was interesting, hearing it from your side and then hearing myself. You did a super job picking me up, little pistol and a bit off frequency on 15m. -- 73 de Amir K9CHP ARRL, Emerg