I agree.
One thing to note... the IM-like nature of digital appeals to younger hams...
it will be harder to get the introverts over to voice and cw as a few decades
pass.
Randy, N0LD
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-------- Original message --------
From: Kenneth Silverman <kenny.k2kw@gmail.com>
Date: 9/12/17 10:57 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] The digital modes and the Sept contest
> One can work QSOs much faster on SSB or CW and, from what I can see after
> using FT8 for several months during 6M E season, CW can also be copied by
> ear at lower signal levels then FT8 can reliably and repeatably decode.
While I haven't used FT8 yet, the key takeaway is to operate CW/SSB when
the band (or your ears) will support it. This past summer people were
staying on JT65 when that band was very open.
Kenny K2KW
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