There is a revolution going on The FT8 revolution! Like other revolutions, it is a breakthrough and there is no coming back. But unlike what many think, FT8 mode is fantastic for amateur radio and of
Yes, for those who enjoy the use of the internet for contesting. 73 Peter In any case competitive contesting (SSB and CW) has a lot to gain form this revolution. Exciting times indeed 73 José Nunes C
** The marginal bands revolution Yes indeed, the PSKReporter spotting system is an excellent way to study propagation. I've used it extensively on 6M for this purpose, AND to chase QSOs with stations
Maybe you have right. But I don't feel the same. ** The small pistol station revolution Having 1 kw and a 2el quad @10m high, I don't feel a big gun. I had the chance to be competitive in dxing becau
I also use FT-8 for the same situations that Jim mentions. It's often the difference between making a QSO and listening to static. And, yes, a computer did not do many of the things that I needed to
My two cents... I look ahead and still think that I have so much to do in CW & SSB (*or even RTTY*). FT8 will *maybe* aomething to me, probably after my retirement, in five years. Let's see... Anyway
I've harped on this before, but it bothers me that everyone constantly seems to equate FT8 the mode with WSJT-X the format. FT8 the mode is an astounding application of digital processing to achieve
I am with you 110% Kostas on the ft8 bullcrap. I have spent years and thousands of hours since 1959 achieving my goals and consider that time some of the best time spent in my life. I have 355 DXCC..
GE Kostas I just wanted you to know you are not the only one to feel bad about DXCC. In the past couple years a few people have E-Mailed me about their feelings i
WSJT modes make no more use of the internet than contesting or chasing DX with CW, SSB, or RTTY. Just as with those modes, the internet is used with WSJT modes for spotting and the study of propagati
Good morning all and Happy Father's Day In the spirit of Ham radio, it really doesn't matter the modulation scheme you use to make a contact, and there are many and each has its strengths whether it
Kostas, play 24 hours per day You still don't understand FT8. Even if their computer is running 24 hrs a day, WSJT-X will complete only one contact before requiring the operator to reset TX. learn pr
Author: AB1J via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:27:19 +0000 (UTC)
Hi Jose, You wrote: There is no need for propagation prediction anymore because, knowing the propagation pattern from 20 billion spots and getting real propagation fromthe 22 million spots per day,
You still don't understand FT8. Even if their computer is running 24 hrs a day, WSJT-X will complete only one contact before requiring the operator to reset TX. Please try a search for Automated FT8
Author: AB1J via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2021 16:46:28 +0000 (UTC)
Hi Bob, You wrote: The ARRL has destroyed the value of DXCC. == The ARRL hasn't done anything. Technological change has. The DX clusters and RBN destroyed the value of DXCC. That happened quit
You are right, Ken. It seems like every few years some comes out with something to ruin DXCC and amateur radio in general - SSB, RTTY, no code, RBNs, SDR, FT8, to name a few. People blame the newest
The few who may be doing that are a very small minority, and has NOTHING to do with what great operators like WK6I, W0YK, AA7A, dozens of other great HF contesters I work on 6M are doing. There are a
One of the technological changes that many of us OTs has ignored while we brag about our achievements is the explosion of RF noise over the last 10-15 years. When I moved to W6 in 2006, it was possib
GA Ken I have read your post a couple of times. My thoughts...... You are partly correct. DXSummit and RBN have certainly changed how we DX. There are a couple difference
You are correct, Paul. WSJT-X requires operator involvement to initiate every contact, but as you say there are ways around that. There are derivatives of WSJT-X out there that don't have that requi