I'm not a fan of FT8 for various reasons (mostly its constricted
interface), but you realize that FT8 has encouraged more activity on the
bands than just about anything else, right? Many CWers moved to FT8 for
its S/N advantages, but others moved to FT8 simply because it has far
more activity (HF or VHF) than CW does. And LOTS of the folks on FT8
would not be on CW if FT8 went away.
Calling FT8 an "existential threat to ham radio" is ludicrous no matter
how much you or I may dislike it. Anything that encourages lots of
activity like FT8 does is exactly the opposite.
Dave AB7E
On 10/25/2022 6:10 AM, James Cain wrote:
When FT-8 crawled out from under a rock a few years ago, I submitted a post
to cq-contest. The reflector "monitor" rejected it. I called FT-8 an
"existential threat to amateur radio." Now, as the N6RO band/mode totals
bear witness, FTx is more than an existential threat, it is *reality*.
cain K1TN
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