We know that many digital modes are good performer but I have not seen a move beyond RTTY , JT65A and PSK31 by many DX stations. I'm not talking about major DXpeditions, logic dictates that their desire for effciency woul limit them to PSK and RTTY for digital operations. However, what about the casual DX station that puts out a CQ . ? Take a look at a WEEK's worth of digital spots (below). It would seem that despite the "robust" nature of Olivia and MFSK16 that the casual DXer needs only RTTY, JT65A, and PSK31.
Olivia K2MO 14076.9 ZL1CHS OLIVIA-16-500 RF73ie > FN30JV 0300 21 May New Zealand DF5WW 7055.0 CO2DC testing ROS and Olivia 32/1000 0030 21 May Cuba SWL-@ 14107.5 OH2HN OLIVIA with HB9BDM u r 569 in OE6 0701 18 May Finland SWL-@ 14107.5 HB9BDM OLIVIA with OH2HN u r 569 in OE6 0701 18 May Switzerland F5BNZ 21087.0 J28KO Olivia 1603 17 May Djibouti IK2WAS-@ 10142.5 EB3JT OLIVIA 500 16 bit JORDI VILAFRAN 1703 15 May Spain just few DX stations. with Conestia, even less OZ1PMX-@ 3583.4 VE2DC CONTESTIA 250/8 in QSO 599 0222 18 May Canada ON3AD-@ 14074.8 VE9NC CONTESTIA 2109 16 May Canada OV1A 24922.0 ES1HJ Contestia 4/250 QRP 1016 13 May Estonia MFSk16 PA0DX-@ 28122.0 9A1CCB MFSK16 cq 1025 18 May Croatia IT9AJP 10142.0 9A1CCB mfsk16 tks 1817 16 May Croatia PA0DX-@ 18102.9 TR8CA MFSK16 cq 1726 16 May Gabon N9MIW 14063.0 KB0QC MFSK16 DN70oc > EN52xb 1601 15 May United States PA0DX-@ 21071.5 CT1BNW MFSK16 1021 14 May Portugal Domino N9MIW 14073.0 W1OER DOMINO-16 FN43FT > EN52xb 1421 15 May United States JT65A F4CRD-@ 14076.0 UA3WT JT65A 1939 19 May European Russia IZ6RND 14076.0 ALL JT65A 1729 19 May Alaska BA5HAM 14076.0 M0ZWW TNX FER JT65A QSO 1639 19 May England KF6A 14076.0 UA0FO jt65a 0747 19 May Asiatic Russia KF6A 14076.0 JF1PTX jt65a cq 258df 0729 19 May Japan KF6A 14076.0 RA0CGY jt65a cq -145df 0720 19 May Asiatic Russia KF6A 14076.0 VK4BDJ jt65a cq 0720 19 May Australia KF6A 14076.0 F8RZ jt65a cq -221df 0601 19 May France KF6A 14076.0 VK4BLK jt65a -277df 0556 19 May Australia KF6A 7076.0 ZS6BUN jt65a CQ -388df 0442 19 May South Africa KF6A 7076.0 ZS2ACP jt65a 0438 19 May South Africa SP9LCW 14076.0 RA0CGY WSJT JT65A 0733 18 May Asiatic Russia YO9BXC 14076.0 K6EU CQ JT65A CM97 0556 18 May United States KF6A 14076.0 SV4FFK jt65a cq and no takers 0DF 0532 18 May Greece KF6A 14076.0 SV4FFK jt65a CQ 0518 18 May Greece KF6A 14076.0 ZL4AFM jt65a tnx qso 50w 0451 18 May New Zealand SP9LCW 14076.0 JS1OYN JT65A 1431 17 May Japan DL3VDL 14076.1 RA0CGY JT65-A > JO60VU JT65A 1042 17 May Asiatic Russia JA9AVA 14076.0 XV9AA JT65A 1029 17 May Vietnam KF6A 14076.0 UA0ZK jt65a 0810 17 May Asiatic Russia KF6A 14076.0 DL5BBF jt65a 0751 17 May Germany KF6A 14076.0 RA0CGY jt65a 0742 17 May Asiatic Russia KF6A 14076.0 ON5DC jt65a 0725 17 May Belgium KF6A 14076.0 YL2CA jt65a 0720 17 May Latvia KF6A 14076.0 F1LFT jt65a 0711 17 May France F6DKQ 14076.0 KF6A jt65a -11 0704 17 May United States KF6A 14076.0 PD0HCV jt65a 0659 17 May Netherlands KF6A 14076.0 IK2WJT jt65a 0651 17 May Italy KF6A 14076.0 VK4BDJ jt65a LP 0644 17 May Australia IK6IHH 14076.0 JA2ACI JT65A 73 Ichi 2033 16 May Japan PA0DX-@ 14076.0 UA3ICN JT65A cq 1706 16 May European Russia RA3ZSE-@ 14077.1 BA5HAM JT65A CQ CQ 1243 16 May China SQ8MXR 14076.0 BA5HAM jt65a calling 1239 16 May China JA2ACI 14075.5 SQ8MXR WSJT JT65A CQ 1137 16 May Poland AL7GA 14076.0 RU6HL JT65A CQ 76.64 0335 16 May European Russia DL0TUH 7039.0 DL2IPU CQ jt65a 0444 15 May Germany DL0TUH 7039.0 DL2IPU CQ JT65a 0249 15 May Germany LU8WAG-@ 14075.6 UA0AET JT65A TXN Kapustin , 50W invV 73 2313 14 May Asiatic Russia KC4ONQ-@ 28077.0 NZ4O JT65A CQ 1556 14 May United States AL7GA 14076.0 LY2PPS JT65A 76.208 1433 14 May Lithuania AL7GA 14076.0 WA3TLT JT65A CQ 0355 14 May United States
