Hi all, Yes, I can see how JT65A is great when signals are weak, but almost all JT65A contacts here in Europe are between EU stations. I have seen the occasional JA station, and one or two ZS stations, but trying to get to work them is almost impossible due to the number of stations that call them.
Also, some folk seem to be using quite high power - ie more than 100 watts. I try to keep my JT65A contacts to less than 25 watts. I also agree with Brian K3KO again regarding trying to make contact when signals are really weak. If you can't spot anything on the waterfall, it can be really hard to ensure that anyone CQ'ing falls into the passband. I did some monitoring the other day, and had TU 73 appear on the screen, but I just could not see where it had found that in the +/- 600Hz!!! That meant I wasn't able to click on the tracks and follow the remainder of the QSO. Perhaps there is a way to do this? And what exactly do you put in your log for an RST?? 73 de Phil GU0SUP
