[VHFcontesting] PSE try FT4 on 6m

[Sid Shusterman]

Thank you Tim- well said. With 2 hearing aids and 2 pair of glasses the 
digital modes take some of the strain off the aging brain here too.
73, Sid K3SX

On 6/9/2024 12:32 PM, Tim Lee wrote:
>    George -
>
> I agree that one of the downsides to the digital modes is how it's affected
> the QSO rate on SSB....  In the 80s I could keep pace with the best of
> operators on voice modes.....      However, it's now the rare exception
> that I don't have to repeatedly ask for folks to repeat their callsigns due
> to poor QUALITY hearing....   I still work the locals OK on SSB because I
> know/recognize them from habit.   And, for the record, hearing aids
> actually make it WORSE (regardless of hearing aid brand/technology).   Even
> P25/C4FM/DMR/etc "clear mode" FM sounds like mush to me...  So you can
> imagine how SSB sounds to me.
>
> Again, "I get it"...  however for some of us, the digital modes allow us to
> still enjoy the hobby, regardless of what old age or loud hobbies have done
> to us over the years.
>
> my .02, FWIW, YMMV, hoping you're blessed with the ability to hear things
> clearly and well for the rest of your days,
>
> 73 Tim W5TRL
>
> On Sun, Jun 9, 2024 at 11:04 AM George Fremin III <geoiii at kkn.net> wrote:
>
>> Or just go to SSB when the band opens!
>>
>> George Fremin III
>>
>>> On Jun 9, 2024, at 9:42 AM, alex at kr1st.com wrote:
>>>
>>> I’m only sporadically in the contest this time around so I have no idea
>> how 6m has been all weekend, I just noticed the opening and see most folks
>> still on FT8 while FT4 could be so much more effective if more folks would
>> adopt it. It’s a lot more like the old RTTY, a mode that I always liked,
>> too. Even if folks would spread out a little more on FT8 than just the 3kHz
>> at 313 it would be an improvement.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, good luck to everyone!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> --Alex KR1ST
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Tim C <timcoad at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2024 10:13 AM
>>> To: alex at kr1st.com
>>> Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] PSE try FT4 on 6m
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Funny, Wish we had that problem here. Band has been dead for me all
>> weekend so far.
>>>
>>>
>>> Good luck everyone.
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> NU6S
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2024 at 7:10 AM <alex at kr1st.com <mailto:alex at kr1st.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When 6m is open like it is now, please try FT4. The 3dB loss in signal
>> strength does not measure up to your signal being buried by everyone else
>> wo is also staying on FT8.
>>>
>>>
>>> Of course, if you’re really daring, you can try SSB or CW. 😊
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> --Alex KR1ST
>>>
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