Topband: Testing FST4 on 160m

[Jim Miller]

First test Feb 10, 0100z, Dial freq 1837.5. DF1500 FST4-60 for a fine tone
freq of 1839.

R7LV on the other end.

I know this is too early for W6/7 but I'd like to get a first try without
staying up too late.

Stay safe!

jim ab3cv

On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 12:53 PM Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
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