How is it any different than the RTTY setups used for DXpeditions that
would do essentially the same thing, listen over a wide range and stack
the calls heard? FT8 just allows them to complete 1 to 5 contacts at
one time. That to me is pretty amazing! There is still plenty of
skill in working FT8 if the goal is to get in and get out quick just
like any more. Hey if you have all day to work someone chances are you
will get them sooner or later.
The cool part about this and the most important part is this mode is
allowing people with really marginally poor stations to be able to
actually get on Ham Radio and work people and work DX! It has to be
exciting for them!
Try to put yourself in their shoes. It is a whole new world! We need
more activity, more active hams and maybe FT8 will be a building block
to get more people in. I would hope this is a good thing!
W0MU
On 7/3/2018 2:10 PM, ANDY DURBIN wrote:
I have been using WSJT-X since before version 1.0 was made available. I was also an
early adopter of JT9 and FT8. I have enjoyed using JT65, JT9, and FT8 for HF and 6 m
QSO. Using DXpedition mode to work KH1 was a different experience. I felt that the
operator had been taken much too far "out of the loop". I'm glad I made more
KH1 QSO using CW than with FT8 and I found them much more satisfying.
FT8 DXPedition mode is certainly not for everyone but if it was the only way I
could make a QSO with KH1 I'd have been glad to have it in my log. KH1 was
DX 200 worked CW in 4 years. That was nice and only the magic of propagation
was involved.
73,
Andy k3wyc
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