Mark etal
Using CW, I've worked DXCC on Topband for at least the past ten "seasons"
including 2018/2019. But last year was the most skimpy with just 105 in the
log. Peak was several years ago at 155. I use July 1 - June 30 as a "season".
Mebbe when the new mode fad settles, CW on 160 may agn
Jerry
You said " Yes DX last year on 160 CW was pretty scarce" and other have
made a similar comment.
Are you referring to new ones, or just DX in general?I worked 16 new
ones on CW last season and understand that "scarce" can be different
depending upon how many DXCC one already has worked.
NR2DX asked: "If read your post correctly you are saying that you are
working against an ambient noise level of 20-30 db over S9 is that
correct.? "
No. The S9+20 to 30 dB is the S meter reading when all the FT8 stations
are transmitting after the band opens a little. Receiver bandwidth was
For me it is quite simple CW and SSB when I am in the shack and FT8 when I
am not. It’s the same for all bands and has actually increased my
enjoyment and access to the radio.
I don’t have the luxury to spend hours in the shack so finding out what is
being received when I am busy is a definite
> On Aug 3, 2019, at 4:32 PM, Cecil wrote:
>
> I worked very little DX on 6M until FT8 so there is still something more
> going on than you have discovered in your testing.
>
> Cecil
> K5DL
>
From my experience - it's simply that there is much more DX using FT8 on all
bands than other
Dave
If read your post correctly you are saying that you are working against
an ambient noise level of 20-30 db over S9 is that correct.?
And for starters your measurements are made against that background did
I understand that correctly?
Trying to keep this simple
Dave
NR1DX
On
I worked very little DX on 6M until FT8 so there is still something more going
on than you have discovered in your testing.
Cecil
K5DL
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> On Aug 3, 2019, at 4:23 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
>
> Have you attempted to open a conversation with the creators of the mode and
>
Have you attempted to open a conversation with the creators of the mode
and discuss what you are seeing? They seem like they are quite
knowledgeable. How can you disprove their claims of weak signal mode
when you are not sure how they are coming up with their numbers?
I never heard EU or JA
