[CQ-Contest] sunspot cycle

[Dave Edmonds]

Regarding Dale's comments ... FT8 and contesting...
CW can win against SO1R FT8..... How would traditional modes stack-up
against someone running SO5R FT8 in a contest situation?
Dave WN4AFP

On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 2:02 PM Dale Putnam <daleputnam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> One tiny issue bugs me a bit, that being the fact that as slow as FT8 may
> be, it takes longer to fill out the QSL card that is demanded INSTANTLY
> after the Q is logged, than it does to log the Q. So... tell me again, why
> I need to jump head over heels into FT8?
> It has its good sides, I can set up and make Qs, while repairing and
> building. That IS a big plus. However, it doesn't take a rocket scientist
> to do very nearly the same thing with a keyer, on cw. And you have a chance
> to make a memorable Q too.
> Whick to do?
>
> Have a great day,
>
> Dale - WC7S in Wy
>
> "Actions speak louder than words"
>
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