Topband: Testing FST4 on 160m

[Jim Miller]

I'll post any skeds for others to participate as well.

stay safe!

jim ab3cv

On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 7:51 PM Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:

> I've been looking at FST4 as a possibility for getting some more difficult
> new ones on 160.
>
> From Table 7 in
> https://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.4.0-rc1.html#SLOW_MODES
>
> you can see that FST4 with 60 second periods is 3db more sensitive than
> JT65 and 7db more sensitive than FT8.
>
> I enjoy CW but will use FT8 when it gets the job done. But there are times
> when even FT8 doesn't get through.
>
> I've used JT65 in the past but when FT8 came along everyone hopped on it.
>
> FST4 at 60 second periods is obviously slower but has the same automation
> features that the newer WSJT-x modes have.
>
> I'd like to find a partner in EU or AS who would sked with me to do some
> FST4 tests on 160.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Stay safe
>
> jim ab3cv
>