On 4/1/2018 6:01 PM, cqtestk4xs--- via Topband wrote:
Every mode other than FT-8 requires a person to tune in a station
and to take part in the contact.
1) FT8 also requires a person to tune in the station and take part
in the contact *UNLESS* one has programmed additional software
to automate the contact.
2) There are plenty of other modes - including CW and RTTY - that
can be automated with the appropriate scripting software and
encoding/decoding software. Both can take a feed from CW/RTTY
Skimmer to "tune the band" looking for CQ calls, use off the
shelf scripting software to tune the transceiver to frequency
and call until receiving a response and report.
*DON'T* paint any mode as "bad" until you understand it and know
what is possible using available software for other modes.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 4/1/2018 6:01 PM, cqtestk4xs--- via Topband wrote:
My two cents...
I've got no problem with advances in technology, but I chose to use what I want to
use...and it ain't FT-8. Every mode other than FT-8 requires a person to tune in a
station and to take part in the contact. The idea of being able to take a nap and make
QSOs while my computer is talking to yours leaves me cold. I understand the use for weak
signal work, but if I can't "hear" him, I didn't make the Q, my computer did.
If that's your idea of fun, go to it. I'll stick to more buggy and whip
stuff...like busting pileups or running a 250 hour. Things that require
operating technique skill of a human being.
Bill KH7XS/K4XS
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