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Re: Topband: FT8.

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Subject: Re: Topband: FT8.
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:08:30 -0600
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 It makes one contact maybe.

There was a wideband RTTY option that was used by an I station where you essentially did the same thing as you do with FT8, pick a hole and dump your call the the program would decode the RTTY.

I am sure that programs could be written or exist to make rtty contacts more automated.

W0MU



On 10/25/2017 7:57 PM, DXer wrote:
"Additionally, traditional RTTY is still a "hear it" mode.   I actually listen to the tones and while obviously I can't decode them by ear, I can certainly tune them by ear.  Furthermore, MMTTY, which I use, decodes one signal at a time, the one I tune in and respond to. So, at least in my operation, I have to be there and actively engaged."

That's one way to enjoy RTTY. Others use GRITTY.

Try leaving FT8 unattended, and see how many QSOs it makes by itself?

73 de Vince, VA3VF
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