While it's legal to run maximum power on FT8, or any other weak signal
mode, it's certainly not in the spirit of the weak signal mode ethos
Most weak-signal mode enthusiasts pride themselves on the worldwide
contacts they can make with low wattage. Many feel that 100 watts is
QRO on these modes. Personally, I usually run about 35 watts, but I've
had QSOs with stations in far-flung regions running power in the
milliwatt range with a dipole up 20 feet. That's the real attraction of
these modes to many. And, until the advent of FT8, you heard very few
stations running more than 100 watts on these modes. FT8 seems to have
attracted a whole different crowd. Some of these, I think, view FT8 as
a "the new RTTY" and operate according to the accepted operating
procedures of that mode. I view this trend as very unfortunate.
73,
Carl
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*Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ*
17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
www.n8vz.com <http://www.n8vz.com/>
EM89wh
IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070
PSK and JT65 Forever!
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