[SCCC] FT8 Roundup

[Dennis Vernacchia]

Soon Joe Taor will invent FT-VP1
 Virtual  Propagation.....the ability to work 100  countries in broad
daylight at high noon on 160 mtr band......

;-)

N6KI


On Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 9:52 PM Wayne Overbeck via SCCC <sccc at contesting.com
wrote:

> I think the first (annual?) FT8 Roundup and the new 77-bit version of
> FT8 were both a real success.
>
> I got on with 100 watts and a 14-foot-long loaded dipole (MFJ-1775) up
> 15 feet.  In less than three hours I made 48 contacts in 20 states/
> provinces and 8 other countries.  I was able to work deep into Asia
> on 40 last night with that ridiculously marginal setup, thanks to FT8's
> weak signal capabilities.  I was working signals that were below the
> audible
> noise floor in my receiver.
>
> FT8 now handles full contest exchanges and compound call signs nicely.
> The problem that arose when some operators checked the "North American
> VHF contest" box and others didn't is also gone.
>
> In short, I think the advent of FT8 Version 2.0 is the second-best thing
> that's
> happened in amateur radio this fall.
>
> 73, Wayne, N6NB
>
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