[VHFcontesting] FT4 Mode

[Jay RM]

This is a interesting thought and one that I hadn't considered.  Do others
see this when trying to answer a running station ?

When I'm running a pileup, I work them until there is nobody left.  I know
some have to call a couple of times and a small minority give up (usually
right before there is total silence on the freq and they could have been
heard Q5 - but I understand the rate thing very well), but 99% of the time,
if you call me and I'm stronger then S1, I'll work you pretty quick.

-W9RM

Keith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO


On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 12:20 PM Michael Clarson <wv2zow at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jay: The argument that SSB is so much faster than FT8/4 and stations
> should switch to SSB when the band is open is not universally true. It is
> if you are the station running guys on a specific frequency, but NOT if you
> are one of the poorer equipped calling the running station.  When running
> low power, it will often take 10 or more minutes to work a station on SSB
> when the band is open -- I am competing with many stations with better
> signals than me. But, on FT8/4, everyone gets decoded, and my rate actually
> goes up. --Mike, WV2ZOWcom/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
> <http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting>
>