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

[Lee. KX4TT]

No, That would not be useful, but a bunch of canned messages that resemble grid square numbers would be useful, especially when locations are preplanned. Look at all the Q Codes associated with a SOS, and you'll get some ideas. 

Ex. Exchange 

AA4FL KX4TT QTCC   (locations are preplanned so AA4FL knows where I am)(Second C means Critical)
KX4TT AA4FL QRV 
AA4FL F8S6 (8 fatalities, 6 serious injuries) / AA4FL S3M0 (3 serious, 10 or more minor)
KX4TT QTC (any more?)
AA4FL NIL
KX4TT RF8S6T (Received info, t can mean anything for transport available to time-wait for instructions)

2nd example
AA4FL KX4TT QTC   (locations are preplanned so AA4FL knows where I am)
KX4TT AA4FL QRV 
AA4FL S3M0 (3 serious, 10 or more minor)
KX4TT NRM (TOTAL MINOR ?)
AA4FL M27
KX4TT R T15 (Received info, T can mean - will reply in 15 or transport should be there in 15)

73 es GUD DX de Lee KX4TT




-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of k8bhz at alphacomm.net
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 13:39 
To: Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy at gmail.com>; Topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Straws in the Wind ....A 160m Dx'ing Sea Change is Upon us!

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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