[VHFcontesting] How to order

[Steve Stahl]

Mark
 I think  Rover/Portable operators will lose out. FT8 works well but is
just one more thing to juggle in the rover rig. With the reduction in ssb
operations a guy would have to ask why would I spend my hard earned money
to rover when I can sit at home and run FT8 all day?

Steve K7SWS


On Jan 22, 2018 2:19 PM, "Mark Spencer" <mark at alignedsolutions.com> wrote:

> My observations during the recent September and January VHF contests leave
> me with the impression that a number of operators in my region are shifting
> at least some of their focus on 50 MHz to FT8.   Given the performance I
> have seen from FT8 and my experience running that mode from my home station
> with a self imposed 25 watt power limit and a temporally installed 3
> element yagi during the January contest I can see why it is quite popular
> for many operators.
>
> I did try to keep an eye on the band scope while running FT8 on 50.313 but
> didn't see much activity on 50.125
>
> 73
>
> Mark S
>
> VE7AFZ
> mark at alignedsolutions.com
> 604 762 4099
>
> > On Jan 22, 2018, at 12:03 PM, George Sintchak <wa2vnv at optonline.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > I know there is a lot of people thinking that FT8 will dominate
> activity. I don't see that happening during a contest when you are running
> SSB or CW during an Es opening. FT8 takes too long to complete a contact
> compared to a normal fast paced SSB/CW run. Same for RTTY in HF contests -
> a RTTY fast contact takes maybe 10 seconds to complete when using a
> computer run station with you at the keyboard - not typing on an old model
> 15 or 28 TTY machine. (Anyone still use one? I've used both.)
> > In my experience with FT8 & MSK144, when conditions are normal(?) and
> activity is nil, FT8 contacts can be made where you normally can't make it
> with conventional modes.  The ~20+ dB advantage receiving into the noise
> (at both ends) is just better than the human ear. All that aside, it's just
> some more of the fun and technology now available to us. (Flame suit on).
> >
> > 73, George WA2VNV (FN30 & EL96)
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Krumich via VHFcontesting" <
> vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> > To: "VHF Contesting" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 10:20 AM
> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] How to order
> >
> >
> >> Does anyone know of a company that is manufacturing a six meter
> tranceiverthat is rock bound on 50.313Looks like in the future, there is no
> need to tune the six meter band ?ThanksHerb K2LNSat WA2FGK FN21
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