Topband: New 160 with FT8

[Peter Sundberg]

Congrats Gary for scoring by using FT8.

This new protocol will be a blessing to all who want to make DXCC 
without effort - you just put it into "Gardening mode".

This is what a G-station told us on another reflector recently about FT8:

"But it is possible to create your own "QSO machine" which doesn't 
need any human intervention. See my email of 26th August at 2047 GMT 
("Fully Automated QSOs").
My version works with WSJT-X RC2 and either Windows 7 or XP (but 
unfortunately not Windows 10). I just put it together as an 
experiment, so I don't want it to be widely distributed, and I can't 
spend time supporting or developing it. But it works, and it's 
fascinating to watch it making QSOs on its own."

So, the fascination of working new countries by taking part yourself 
is soon to be replaced by the fascination of your computer making 
these QSOs on its own, adding them to your DXCC total. While you are 
off doing other important things.

As for me - on any band - CW is King.

73
Peter SM2CEW





At 04:55 2017-09-12, you wrote:
>CW is my love, always will be, RTTY is #2.
>That said, I've decided to give the new
>modes a go, especially seeing as the
>software to do so is open source and
>provided for us to use.
>
>Its been a long time since I worked a new
>one on 160 but I needed E5-S and saw them
>on 160 running the FT8 mode, calling CQ. I
>gave them a call at 50W from CT and darned
>if we didn't make it happen. First new 160
>in over a year.
>
>73,
>
>Gary
>KA1J
>
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