Mike, you hit the nail on the head. This is a mode that the big guns can't just overpower the little guy and be the first in and out. I bet it drives them nuts being relegated to the level of the small guns.
73 Tim, KQ8M [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 16:25 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FT8: "Magic radio"? 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
