Right on, Jim. You said it all. I don’t understand complaining about a mode you obviously have never used. As someone else said, FT8 has its positives and negatives. What I don’t like are the ops running a gallon or more. I consider QRO for the JT modes and PSK to be 100 Watts. I’ve only gone that high a few times to bag a difficult one. I usually use about 35 watts, which some purists will say is way too much. I’ve worked stations around the world who report they were using 1 watt or less. If properly used, these weak signal modes are truly amazing!
73, Carl Sent from my iPhone =========================== Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 [email protected] www.n8vz.com EM89wh IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 PSK and JT65 Forever! =========================== On Jul 4, 2018, at 3:36 PM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> First, I haven't read through this entire thread. >> >> I've been a RTTY guy for a long time and am in the #1 spot on the RTTY DXCC >> Honor Roll. That said, I don't get FT8 at all. Turn on your radio and >> computer, come back an hour later and see what you worked - really? > > NOT really. An exaggeration by those who don't want to use the mode and > discredit those who do. > > What do I know -- I'm one of the younger guys -- only licensed since 1955, > Extra only since 1959, primarily worked CW all my life except for > contributing to our club score for contests. I do a lot of RTTY contesting, > but I have yet to meet anyone who can copy RTTY with their two ears. > > And radio is FAR more than pushing buttons, yelling in to a mic, or doing CW. > It also includes maximizing your station and understanding propagation, > antennas, transmission lines, noise suppression, and operating skill. It is > totally false that WSJT modes require no operating skills. Knowing where to > place your signal in the waterfall, what to do when QRM causes problems, > understanding that you can call a station when he's having difficulty with > another QSO (the equivalent of "tail-ending" with other modes) and so on, are > also a factor. > > If you don't like a mode (or don't want to learn it) don't use it, but don't > disparage it by saying things about it that aren't correct. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
