There is no FT4 activity above 6M out west that I know of. There is one
guy in SW UT that runs a JS8 beacon on 2M, which I see spotted once in a
while, mainly by guys in Las Vegas, which isn't a very difficult path.
A lot of us western guys use FT8 on 2, 222 & 432 when we're attempting
difficult paths. We also use JT65 when things are REALLY tough - in my
experience, you can get another 10 dB (+/-) of margin using JT65, if you
don't have an issue with the 4X increase in QSO time.
I have a HUGE beef with FT8, more so when we're contesting. I think it's
utterly STUPID for everybody to crowd the FT8 frequency (I'm speaking of
6M...) when the band is capable of good rate on SSB (or CW...). For
contesting, FT8's rise in popularity is the first time the contesting
community has totally embraced something that lowers your score !
Madness....
-W9RM
Keith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 10:58 AM Buddy Morgan via VHFcontesting <
vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
> FT4 did not work and FT8 did? Interesting, but predictable. Another
> interesting thing that seems to happen is JT65 doesn't seem to work any
> better than FT8. I have my own theories about JT65 vs FT8...
>
> Buddy WB4OMG
> EL 98
>
>
>
> I tried some FT4 on troop on 144 Mhz here over a 300 mile path, but it
> didn’t work where FT8 did…
> The other modes? Not really… SSB is much more enjoyable as is CW - its
> real person to person contact.
> But FT8 does get thru where CW doesn’t… hi
> 73 Dana Ve3DS
>
>
> > On Feb 18, 2020, at 9:58 AM, Buddy Morgan via VHFcontesting <
> vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am finalizing a paper for the SEVHF Conference, about FT8, on the
> bands Two Meters and higher and am looking for information. A couple of
> questions:
> >
> > On Two Meters or higher in frequency is anybody, regularly, using FT4 or
> JS8?
> >
> > On Two Meters or higher in frequency is anybody, regularly, using JT4 or
> JT9 for Tropo?
> >
> > Reply off list to beamar@aol.com
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> >
> > Buddy WB4OMG EL 98
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