Topband: Straws in the Wind ....A 160m Dx'ing Sea Change is Upon us!

[k8bhz at alphacomm.net]

Just think about that....After some terrific disaster, you'll be able to 
tell the outside world your grid square & signal report. Good luck with 
that...

Brian  K8BHZ


On 3/30/2018 1:12 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
>
> I definitely do see FT8 as having an impact of some sort in disaster
> communications where commercial or generator AC power is flat gone and
> solar charged batteries are all there is. There would probably need to be
> an asymmetrical FT8 where volume is 97% outbound. The platform seems to
> have endless possibilities and I think the fellows will get there.
>
> 73, Guy
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