All modes have their uses and popularity. With FT8 one may initially find it easier to use by unticking the auto sync box ? I have been really enjoying this new mode đ 73 Rob G3RCE
On Jul 16, 2017 02:59, "Fred Jensen" <[email protected]> wrote: Sorry, can't resist. 15 sec vs 47 sec is a 68% decrease in QSO time. So, I only have to wait for 32% of the paint to dry? [:-) 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 7/15/17 4:05 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > I know many of you are a CW die hard, but have you tried the new digital > mode FT-8? It is from Joe Taylor, WSJT-X version 1.8.0-rc1. Easy to get > up and running. Specially a breeze with the K3S and its USB > communications. It makes JT-65 and other modes appear like watching an > Oak tree grow. The T/R times are 15 seconds and it decodes about 20 dB > deeper than previous versions. > > It also has a very nice receiver calibration mode. I find that on most > bands my K3S is reported to have less than 1/2 Hz error. {Big smile!} > > 73 > > Bob K4TAX > > K3S s/n 10163 > > > On 7/15/2017 10:21 PM, Jessie Oberreuter wrote: > >> >> Max, >> >> I know the feeling. We're also in the middle of the CQ VHF Contest >> :). >> >> Wayne, >> >> Thanks for the nice qso on 15 :). It was a nice little break from >> spinning the beams and working the noise on 6 & 2 :). SubRx in the K3 makes >> it easy to listen omni and beam at the same time :). >> >> >> >> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, M. George wrote: >> >> Wayne, the NAQP RTTY contesting going on... it started at 1800Z today. It >>> goes for 12 hours. There are a lot of signals on 15 meters, about half >>> as >>> many as I'm seeing on 20 meters here in Utah. >>> >>> Max NG7M >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few >>>> signals. >>>> >>>> If youâd like to participate in a 15 meter âflash mobâ experiment, >>>> please >>>> drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, >>>> M-Z >>>> call CQ (myself included). >>>> >>>> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the >>>> air. >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> Wayne >>>> N6KR >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> Message delivered to [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> M. George >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >>> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
