Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Gary Smith]

I protested to the ARRL regarding RTTY 
being classified as digital. I suppose in 
some perverse way it is digital but my 
comments to the League was to keep RTTY 
separate from the digital awards and 
create a separate award for  Digital.

I suggested if their goal was to increase 
participation on the allocated frequencies 
and, make money with increased 
applications for awards, they should 
create a separate DXCC and keep RTTY 
separate from Digital.

As I'm a General Factotum, my thoughts 
mean nothing so it was not implemented and 
I suspect it never will be.

Ah well, meet the old boss, same as the 
old boss...

73,

Gary, the ignored.

KA1J

> >Modes over last 2 hours
> 
> Some may say this is nit picking but to me it is important:
> 
> MOST of those so called modes listed are NOT different modes of
> transmission, they are digital protocols.  A mode of transmission is a
> method for altering a RF carrier so it conveys information.   CW is a
> mode.  So is AM.  Spark is not a mode; it is an altogether different
> way of generating RF.  FSK is a mode.
> 
> With most computer generated digital data transmissions, the method is
> the same; only the digital protocol changes.  Therefore, they are not
> separate discrete modes.  Let's not aggrandize computer generated
> transmission--a lot of digital stuff is one mode, but many different
> formats or protocols.
> 
> 73
> 
> Rob
> K5UJ
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Rob Atkinson]

>Modes over last 2 hours

Some may say this is nit picking but to me it is important:

MOST of those so called modes listed are NOT different modes of
transmission, they are digital protocols.  A mode of transmission is a
method for altering a RF carrier so it conveys information.   CW is a
mode.  So is AM.  Spark is not a mode; it is an altogether different
way of generating RF.  FSK is a mode.

With most computer generated digital data transmissions, the method is
the same; only the digital protocol changes.  Therefore, they are not
separate discrete modes.  Let's not aggrandize computer generated
transmission--a lot of digital stuff is one mode, but many different
formats or protocols.

73

Rob
K5UJ
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[kolson]

Another entry in the "Great American Humorist" contest. Very good!

73, Kevin K3OX

- Original Message -
From: Wes 
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 00:12:52 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

CW, it's just like FT-8 but for men.

N7WS

On 1/10/2020 10:03 PM, kol...@rcn.com wrote:
> BTW, sign seen in a local traffic handlers shack back in the late 
> '60's:"Everyone is welcome in my shack be you Ham Radio operator or Phone 
> man."The more things change...73 Kevin K3OX
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Martin Kratoska]

I applaud, Dave!

73,
Martin, OK1RR


Dne 11. 01. 20 v 6:02 Dave AA6YQ napsal(a):

+ AA6YQ comments below

It would seem that the new digital modes have re-invigorated ham radio, at 
least activity wise. But if ham radio is so fragile that it cannot sustain in 
the face of interest in a new mode, maybe it deserves to die. I personally 
don't think it will, it is and has always been a big tent...73, Kevin K3OX

+ If CW, AM, SSB, transistors, integrated circuits, VHF repeaters, packet 
clusters, CW decoders, soundcard RTTY applications, soundcard PSK applications, 
panoramic reception, and software-defined radios haven't managed to kill 
amateur radio, I doubt that FT4 or FT8 will succeed.

+ It's been my experience that many ops consider the technology they were using up 
through age 35 to be "standard". Any technology that appears after they reach 
that age will be considered a  mortal threat to amateur radio.

 73,

 Dave, AA6YQ

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Wes]

I guess that I'm not among the many. I'm 78 and have been a ham for almost 62 of 
them.  I took up Satellite work at age 35, EME at 38, RTTY at 68 and I can't 
live without my SDR panadapter.


By coincidence I got a handful of QSLs from the bureau today.  One was from 
JH7OHS for a 432 EME JT65B QSO.  This is astounding; these digital modes are 
great.  I've made FT-8 QSOs when I wasn't even in the shack and now I have an 
EME QSO when I've never been on 432 in my life.


Wes  N7WS


On 1/10/2020 10:02 PM, Dave AA6YQ wrote:

+ AA6YQ comments below

It would seem that the new digital modes have re-invigorated ham radio, at 
least activity wise. But if ham radio is so fragile that it cannot sustain in 
the face of interest in a new mode, maybe it deserves to die. I personally 
don't think it will, it is and has always been a big tent...73, Kevin K3OX

+ If CW, AM, SSB, transistors, integrated circuits, VHF repeaters, packet 
clusters, CW decoders, soundcard RTTY applications, soundcard PSK applications, 
panoramic reception, and software-defined radios haven't managed to kill 
amateur radio, I doubt that FT4 or FT8 will succeed.

+ It's been my experience that many ops consider the technology they were using up 
through age 35 to be "standard". Any technology that appears after they reach 
that age will be considered a  mortal threat to amateur radio.

 73,

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I wonder what will happen when/if we get a good solar cycle again.   
People just want to use their gear.  If a mode allows it great.  Let 
them have fun.  No reason to think less of them for getting on the 
air.    Remember the good ole days when 10 meters was a blast open every 
where.


W0MU

On 1/10/2020 9:52 PM, kol...@rcn.com wrote:

It would seem that the new digital modes have re-invigorated ham radio, at 
least activity wise. But if ham radio is so fragile that it cannot sustain in 
the face of interest in a new mode, maybe it deserves to die. I personally 
don't think it will, it is and has always been a big tent...73, Kevin K3OX

- Original Message -
From: Hans Hjelmström 
To: W0MU Mike Fatchett 
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:12:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

And its even not Ham radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
Hans SM6CVX



10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :

1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!

On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:

I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the
various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

What do you think?


Herb, KV4FZ




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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Wes]

CW, it's just like FT-8 but for men.

N7WS

On 1/10/2020 10:03 PM, kol...@rcn.com wrote:

BTW, sign seen in a local traffic handlers shack back in the late '60's:"Everyone is 
welcome in my shack be you Ham Radio operator or Phone man."The more things 
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[kolson]

BTW, sign seen in a local traffic handlers shack back in the late 
'60's:"Everyone is welcome in my shack be you Ham Radio operator or Phone 
man."The more things change...73 Kevin K3OX

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From: kol...@rcn.com
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 23:52:07 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

It would seem that the new digital modes have re-invigorated ham radio, at 
least activity wise. But if ham radio is so fragile that it cannot sustain in 
the face of interest in a new mode, maybe it deserves to die. I personally 
don't think it will, it is and has always been a big tent...73, Kevin K3OX

- Original Message -
From: Hans Hjelmström 
To: W0MU Mike Fatchett 
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:12:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

And its even not Ham radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
Hans SM6CVX


> 10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :
> 
> 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!
> 
> On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
>> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
>> frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
>> statistics for only the past couple of hours,
>> 
>> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the
>> various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
>> from 1825-1830.
>> 
>> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
>> 
>> Modes over last 2 hours
>> Mode Count
>> FT8 1549146
>> FT4 41733
>> JS8 7895
>> CW 6894
>> PSK31 433
>> JT65 383
>> OPERA 132
>> JT9 65
>> MSK144 37
>> OLIVIA 22
>> OLIVIA 8 22
>> JT6M 18
>> ROS 14
>> DOMINO 13
>> PI4 12
>> OLIVIA-8 9
>> PSK63 9
>> FSK441 8
>> JT65B 7
>> WSPR 6
>> RTTY 5
>> MT63-500 1
>> SIM31 1
>> THOR 1
>> THOR22 1
>> PSK 1
>> CONTESTI 1
>> 
>> What do you think?
>> 
>> 
>> Herb, KV4FZ
>> 
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Dave AA6YQ]

+ AA6YQ comments below

It would seem that the new digital modes have re-invigorated ham radio, at 
least activity wise. But if ham radio is so fragile that it cannot sustain in 
the face of interest in a new mode, maybe it deserves to die. I personally 
don't think it will, it is and has always been a big tent...73, Kevin K3OX

+ If CW, AM, SSB, transistors, integrated circuits, VHF repeaters, packet 
clusters, CW decoders, soundcard RTTY applications, soundcard PSK applications, 
panoramic reception, and software-defined radios haven't managed to kill 
amateur radio, I doubt that FT4 or FT8 will succeed.

+ It's been my experience that many ops consider the technology they were using 
up through age 35 to be "standard". Any technology that appears after they 
reach that age will be considered a  mortal threat to amateur radio.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[kolson]

It would seem that the new digital modes have re-invigorated ham radio, at 
least activity wise. But if ham radio is so fragile that it cannot sustain in 
the face of interest in a new mode, maybe it deserves to die. I personally 
don't think it will, it is and has always been a big tent...73, Kevin K3OX

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From: Hans Hjelmström 
To: W0MU Mike Fatchett 
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:12:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

And its even not Ham radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
Hans SM6CVX


> 10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :
> 
> 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!
> 
> On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
>> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
>> frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
>> statistics for only the past couple of hours,
>> 
>> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the
>> various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
>> from 1825-1830.
>> 
>> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
>> 
>> Modes over last 2 hours
>> Mode Count
>> FT8 1549146
>> FT4 41733
>> JS8 7895
>> CW 6894
>> PSK31 433
>> JT65 383
>> OPERA 132
>> JT9 65
>> MSK144 37
>> OLIVIA 22
>> OLIVIA 8 22
>> JT6M 18
>> ROS 14
>> DOMINO 13
>> PI4 12
>> OLIVIA-8 9
>> PSK63 9
>> FSK441 8
>> JT65B 7
>> WSPR 6
>> RTTY 5
>> MT63-500 1
>> SIM31 1
>> THOR 1
>> THOR22 1
>> PSK 1
>> CONTESTI 1
>> 
>> What do you think?
>> 
>> 
>> Herb, KV4FZ
>> 
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Brian Moran via Topband]

 "Stew Perry Next Generation"  or "Ess Pee En Gee" Something for everyone to 
like and not like in that title.-Brian N9ADG

On Friday, January 10, 2020, 6:23:12 PM PST, W0MU Mike Fatchett 
 wrote:  
 
 FT4 is not allocated on 160 for some reason.  If the contest were to use 
Grids then supporting a new contest should be quite simple.

W0MU

On 1/10/2020 7:11 PM, DXer wrote:
> >>I thought  there  was a contest  version  of  FT-8  coming
> out  soon ?   I  forget  what  it  was to  be  labeled  as.
>
> The current version of WSJT-X supports the following contests:
>
> NA VHF Contest;
> EU VHF Contest;
> ARRL Field Day, technically not a contest;
> RTTY Roundup.
>
> To activate contesting 'mode', click on File -> Settings -> Advance 
> tab -> Check the Special operating activity box -> select the contest.
>
> I'll let others with more FT8 contesting experience 'chime in', but 
> the easist way to implement the Topband FT8 Contest would be to use 
> the same exchange as the RU. Anything different than what is currently 
> supported would require programming additions to the WSJT-X code.
>
> JTDX does not support contests. MSHV may not support them either, but 
> I'm not sure.
>
> I won't mention WSJT-Z for obvious reasons. LOL
>
> 73 de Vince, VA3VF
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[Wes]

FT-8 and RTTY while both using radios hooked to computers, (unless you use a 
Model 28) are significantly different in practice.


I'm not an RTTY fanatic but I do have 255 countries confirmed and a DXCC 
certificate that says "RTTY" on it.  I won't repeat how FT-8 is used but will 
point out that when I operate RTTY, I tune the band looking for signals, I 
determine the RX/TX frequency (frequencies if split), I determine when to call 
and I determine what to send.  Sounds like ham radio to me.


Wes  N7WS

On 1/10/2020 1:30 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
Curious. If it is not Ham Radio then why is my K3 transmitting and receiving 
the signals? Hmmm.  I guess RTTY is not ham radio either.


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[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

FT4 is not allocated on 160 for some reason.  If the contest were to use 
Grids then supporting a new contest should be quite simple.


W0MU

On 1/10/2020 7:11 PM, DXer wrote:

>>I thought  there  was a contest  version  of  FT-8  coming
out  soon ?   I  forget  what  it  was to  be  labeled  as.

The current version of WSJT-X supports the following contests:

NA VHF Contest;
EU VHF Contest;
ARRL Field Day, technically not a contest;
RTTY Roundup.

To activate contesting 'mode', click on File -> Settings -> Advance 
tab -> Check the Special operating activity box -> select the contest.


I'll let others with more FT8 contesting experience 'chime in', but 
the easist way to implement the Topband FT8 Contest would be to use 
the same exchange as the RU. Anything different than what is currently 
supported would require programming additions to the WSJT-X code.


JTDX does not support contests. MSHV may not support them either, but 
I'm not sure.


I won't mention WSJT-Z for obvious reasons. LOL

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[DXer]

>>I  thought  there  was a contest  version  of  FT-8  coming
out  soon ?   I  forget  what  it  was to  be  labeled  as.

The current version of WSJT-X supports the following contests:

NA VHF Contest;
EU VHF Contest;
ARRL Field Day, technically not a contest;
RTTY Roundup.

To activate contesting 'mode', click on File -> Settings -> Advance tab 
-> Check the Special operating activity box -> select the contest.


I'll let others with more FT8 contesting experience 'chime in', but the 
easist way to implement the Topband FT8 Contest would be to use the same 
exchange as the RU. Anything different than what is currently supported 
would require programming additions to the WSJT-X code.


JTDX does not support contests. MSHV may not support them either, but 
I'm not sure.


I won't mention WSJT-Z for obvious reasons. LOL

73 de Vince, VA3VF
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[Jim Thomson]

Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:38:03 -0400
From: Herbert Schoenbohm 
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

I just joined Mike.  Thanks

Herb, KV4FZ

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 8:21 PM Mike Waters  wrote:

> The brand new https://groups.io/g/160Digital group should be good for
> that, Herb. Have you joined yet?
>
> 73, Mike
> W0BTU
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 6:04 PM Herbert Schoenbohm <
> herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I think the huge FT-8 community would come up with something quickly.
>> The potential for a very popular contest is big.   Maybe a website would
>> eventually be established to aid in the process such as FT-8 160 meter
>> contesting replete with a checklist of possible preferences,
>>
>> Let us just do it!
>>
>> Herb, KV4FZ
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 3:34 PM Mike Waters  wrote:
>>
>>> Why not? I think that an FT8 contest would be a good experiment, at
>>> least.
>>>
>>> It needs a sponsor(s) and some tentative rules. Any suggestions?
>>>
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[donroden]

Lets just do it over the internet and say we did.
Don W4DNR


Quoting DXer :


1) you need a modern(relatively new)station


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[Martin Kratoska]

Quite few happy experimenters, lots of disgusted DXers.

73,
Martin, OK1RR
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[DXer]

>>1) you need a modern(relatively new)station

How modern? Until getting an IC-7300 I used an IC-718. Before getting a 
Signalink USB interface to go with it, I used dubbing cables between the 
radio and the computer. Took some 'skill' not to TX garbage with that setup.


Don't tell me now that FT8 must be compatible with a coherer detector to 
be an 'accepted' mode.


Technological change is inevitable, to use the fact that a 20/30/40 year 
old radio is not 'fit for use' with the new mode, somehow blemishes the 
mode, is ridiculous.


>>6) you like to be bored by doing ham radio

No comment...except that it looks like you have not explored all that 
people do in hamradio. The stuff I don't like, I don't get involved, 
including crashing discussions on topics I don't care.


I won't enumerate the stuff I think it's boring in the hobby, because it 
surely is fun to the 'practioners' of those activities.


73 de Vince, VA3VF
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[Mike Waters]

The brand new https://groups.io/g/160Digital group should be good for that,
Herb. Have you joined yet?

73, Mike
W0BTU

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 6:04 PM Herbert Schoenbohm <
herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think the huge FT-8 community would come up with something quickly.  The
> potential for a very popular contest is big.   Maybe a website would
> eventually be established to aid in the process such as FT-8 160 meter
> contesting replete with a checklist of possible preferences,
>
> Let us just do it!
>
> Herb, KV4FZ
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 3:34 PM Mike Waters  wrote:
>
>> Why not? I think that an FT8 contest would be a good experiment, at least.
>>
>> It needs a sponsor(s) and some tentative rules. Any suggestions?
>>
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[Herbert Schoenbohm]

I think the huge FT-8 community would come up with something quickly.  The
potential for a very popular contest is big.   Maybe a website would
eventually be established to aid in the process such as FT-8 160 meter
contesting replete with a checklist of possible preferences,

Let us just do it!

Herb, KV4FZ

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 3:34 PM Mike Waters  wrote:

> Why not? I think that an FT8 contest would be a good experiment, at least.
>
> It needs a sponsor(s) and some tentative rules. Any suggestions?
>
> 73, Mike
> W0BTU
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 12:38 PM Herbert Schoenbohm <
> herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the frequency
>> conservation this would present and look at the activity statistics for
>> only the past couple of hours,
>>
>> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for
>> the various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
>> from 1825-1830.
>>
>> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
>>
>> Modes over last 2 hours
>> Mode Count
>> FT8 1549146
>> FT4 41733
>> JS8 7895
>> CW 6894
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband.

[dj7ww]

1) you need a modern(relatively new)station

6) you like to be bored by doing ham radio

73
Peter

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Subject: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband.

The FT8 comet is back:

1) It's still legal;
2) It's still not mandatory to use it;
3) It only 'wastes' up to 3kHz on each band;
4) Lots of people are having fun with it.
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Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband.

[DXer]

The FT8 comet is back:

1) It's still legal;
2) It's still not mandatory to use it;
3) It only 'wastes' up to 3kHz on each band;
4) Lots of people are having fun with it.
.
.
.

I can think of so many of Yoga Bera's sayings to reply to the negative 
reactions.


As for an FT8 contest, they are there already. I thought about it, I 
tried it a couple of times, and went back to normal and F FT8.


I still think that a mode that relies on time sync is not a good fit for 
contests. For that, RTTY is still king.


73 de Vince, VA3VF


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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Glenn Wyant]

Hans,

Do you ever get away from presenting all of us
with your " negative ham radio " comments in
regards to FT8 ?

I dont think I have ever seen any comments from
yourself that were actually promoting the hobby.

Glenn VA3DX

- Original Message - 
From: "Hans Hjelmström" 

To: "W0MU Mike Fatchett" 
Cc: 
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband



And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
Hans SM6CVX



10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :

1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!

On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:

I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for 
the

various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

What do you think?


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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Cecil]

Don’t let him discourage you Herb,  I think an FT8 contest would be fun.

We can discuss it further but won’t do it here…

Cecil
K5DL

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From: Steef PA2A
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 4:10 PM
To: topband@contesting.com; herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

Herb,

the stupid FT8 mode should be ignored by hams owning more than 2 
braincells.

73s Steef PA2A

I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for 
the
various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Steef PA2A]

Herb,

the stupid FT8 mode should be ignored by hams owning more than 2 
braincells.


73s Steef PA2A

I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for 
the

various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

What do you think?

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Cecil]

Stealth derogatory expressions…that’s a new approach.  

Cecil
K5DL  

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From: Jean-Paul Albert via Topband
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 3:42 PM
To: W0MU Mike Fatchett
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

Humm, it should be fun...
You can be in the contest and same time behind barbecue...
Are remote stations allowed ?

73´s 

Jean-Paul 


F6FYA en direct depuis son iPad. 

> Le 10 janv. 2020 à 21:40, W0MU Mike Fatchett  a écrit :
> 
> The FT8 DMC   Digital Mode Club on Facebook has nearly 10,000 members.
> 
>> On 1/10/2020 1:30 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
>> Curious. If it is not Ham Radio then why is my K3 transmitting and receiving 
>> the signals? Hmmm.  I guess RTTY is not ham radio either.
>> 
>>> On 1/10/2020 12:12 PM, Hans Hjelmström wrote:
>>> And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
>>> Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
>>> Hans SM6CVX
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :
>>>> 
>>>> 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!
>>>> 
>>>> On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
>>>>> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
>>>>> frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
>>>>> statistics for only the past couple of hours,
>>>>> 
>>>>> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for 
>>>>> the
>>>>> various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
>>>>> from 1825-1830.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Modes over last 2 hours
>>>>> Mode Count
>>>>> FT8 1549146
>>>>> FT4 41733
>>>>> JS8 7895
>>>>> CW 6894
>>>>> PSK31 433
>>>>> JT65 383
>>>>> OPERA 132
>>>>> JT9 65
>>>>> MSK144 37
>>>>> OLIVIA 22
>>>>> OLIVIA 8 22
>>>>> JT6M 18
>>>>> ROS 14
>>>>> DOMINO 13
>>>>> PI4 12
>>>>> OLIVIA-8 9
>>>>> PSK63 9
>>>>> FSK441 8
>>>>> JT65B 7
>>>>> WSPR 6
>>>>> RTTY 5
>>>>> MT63-500 1
>>>>> SIM31 1
>>>>> THOR 1
>>>>> THOR22 1
>>>>> PSK 1
>>>>> CONTESTI 1
>>>>> 
>>>>> What do you think?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Herb, KV4FZ
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Jean-Paul Albert via Topband]

Humm, it should be fun...
You can be in the contest and same time behind barbecue...
Are remote stations allowed ?

73´s 

Jean-Paul 


F6FYA en direct depuis son iPad. 

> Le 10 janv. 2020 à 21:40, W0MU Mike Fatchett  a écrit :
> 
> The FT8 DMC   Digital Mode Club on Facebook has nearly 10,000 members.
> 
>> On 1/10/2020 1:30 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
>> Curious. If it is not Ham Radio then why is my K3 transmitting and receiving 
>> the signals? Hmmm.  I guess RTTY is not ham radio either.
>> 
>>> On 1/10/2020 12:12 PM, Hans Hjelmström wrote:
>>> And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
>>> Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
>>> Hans SM6CVX
>>> 
>>> 
 10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :
 
 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!
 
 On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
> frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
> statistics for only the past couple of hours,
> 
> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for 
> the
> various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
> from 1825-1830.
> 
> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
> 
> Modes over last 2 hours
> Mode Count
> FT8 1549146
> FT4 41733
> JS8 7895
> CW 6894
> PSK31 433
> JT65 383
> OPERA 132
> JT9 65
> MSK144 37
> OLIVIA 22
> OLIVIA 8 22
> JT6M 18
> ROS 14
> DOMINO 13
> PI4 12
> OLIVIA-8 9
> PSK63 9
> FSK441 8
> JT65B 7
> WSPR 6
> RTTY 5
> MT63-500 1
> SIM31 1
> THOR 1
> THOR22 1
> PSK 1
> CONTESTI 1
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> 
> Herb, KV4FZ
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Wes]

Michael publishes a Club Log Summary of DX Activity each week.

If you look at the Most Active Modes, you will take away that FT8 is the 
predominate mode.  That said, if you drill down and look at the statistics for 
DXpeditions, you can see many where CW still prevails.by a significant 
margin.    Even this doesn't tell the whole story as some DXpeditions don't even 
have any CW ops anymore; TK1KJ for example.  Does this prove the superiority of 
FT8?  I don't think so.


I have a friend, a superb op and fellow member of a very active DX club, who has 
been on many many major DXpeditions.  He has now bought into using FT8 on 
expeditions.  As he told me, "I don't have to listen to it, I can do other 
things."  Ham radio?  Not to my way of thinking.


Wes  N7WS

  On 1/10/2020 12:15 PM, Michael Walker wrote:

Yes, the success is staggering.

There are graphs that show the FT8 usage and I would paste it into the body
of the email, but I can't.  Clublog published it somewhere.   It shows a
deep decline on CW and a minor decline on SSB and this was 2 years ago.
https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2019/03/club-log-stats-show-rise-of-ft8-mode-in.html

Geral K5SDR summed it up well here:
https://www.flexradio.com/ft8-tipping-point-for-ham-radio/

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

The FT8 DMC   Digital Mode Club on Facebook has nearly 10,000 members.

On 1/10/2020 1:30 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
Curious. If it is not Ham Radio then why is my K3 transmitting and 
receiving the signals? Hmmm.  I guess RTTY is not ham radio either.


On 1/10/2020 12:12 PM, Hans Hjelmström wrote:

And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
Hans SM6CVX



10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :

1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!

On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:

I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended 
for the
various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental 
QSO's

from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Curious.  If it is not Ham Radio then why is my K3 transmitting and 
receiving the signals? Hmmm.  I guess RTTY is not ham radio either.


On 1/10/2020 12:12 PM, Hans Hjelmström wrote:

And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
Hans SM6CVX



10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :

1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!

On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:

I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the
various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[dj7ww]

No wonder, imagine how many robots are active on all bands in parallel per
station.


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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[fortra]

Hi guys,

as a former radio officer and a ham for 51
years, i firmly belive, that hearing is beliving..

Not the other way around, seeing is beliving...
We, hams has last word, ear, eye on modes...

Nermin S58DX

-Izvorno sporočilo- 
From: Cecil

Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 9:02 PM
To: Hans Hjelmström
Cc: Topband@contesting.com ; W0MU Mike Fatchett
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

Some international diplomacy?

Save it!

K5DL

Sent from my iPad


On Jan 10, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Hans Hjelmström  wrote:

And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
Hans SM6CVX



10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :

1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!


On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for 
the

various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

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Some international diplomacy? 

Save it!

K5DL

Sent from my iPad

> On Jan 10, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Hans Hjelmström  wrote:
> 
> And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
> Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
> Hans SM6CVX
> 
> 
>> 10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :
>> 
>> 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!
>> 
>>> On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
>>> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
>>> frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
>>> statistics for only the past couple of hours,
>>> 
>>> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the
>>> various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
>>> from 1825-1830.
>>> 
>>> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
>>> 
>>> Modes over last 2 hours
>>> Mode Count
>>> FT8 1549146
>>> FT4 41733
>>> JS8 7895
>>> CW 6894
>>> PSK31 433
>>> JT65 383
>>> OPERA 132
>>> JT9 65
>>> MSK144 37
>>> OLIVIA 22
>>> OLIVIA 8 22
>>> JT6M 18
>>> ROS 14
>>> DOMINO 13
>>> PI4 12
>>> OLIVIA-8 9
>>> PSK63 9
>>> FSK441 8
>>> JT65B 7
>>> WSPR 6
>>> RTTY 5
>>> MT63-500 1
>>> SIM31 1
>>> THOR 1
>>> THOR22 1
>>> PSK 1
>>> CONTESTI 1
>>> 
>>> What do you think?
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Mike Waters]

Why not? I think that an FT8 contest would be a good experiment, at least.

It needs a sponsor(s) and some tentative rules. Any suggestions?

73, Mike
W0BTU

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 12:38 PM Herbert Schoenbohm <
herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the frequency
> conservation this would present and look at the activity statistics for
> only the past couple of hours,
>
> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for
> the various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
> from 1825-1830.
>
> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
>
> Modes over last 2 hours
> Mode Count
> FT8 1549146
> FT4 41733
> JS8 7895
> CW 6894
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Mike Waters]

This, sir, is not helpful. Our moderator has explicitly stated that
negative comments about FT8 are not allowed.

Respectfully,
Mike W0BTU

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 1:12 PM Hans Hjelmström  wrote:

> And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
> Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
> Hans SM6CVX
>
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> > 10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :
> >
> > 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!
> >
> > On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
> >> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
> >> frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
> >> statistics for only the past couple of hours,
> >>
> >> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for
> the
> >> various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
> >> from 1825-1830.
> >>
> >> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
> >>
> >> Modes over last 2 hours
> >> Mode Count
> >> FT8 1549146
> >> FT4 41733
> >> JS8 7895
> >> CW 6894
> >> PSK31 433
> >> JT65 383
> >> OPERA 132
> >> JT9 65
> >> MSK144 37
> >> OLIVIA 22
> >> OLIVIA 8 22
> >> JT6M 18
> >> ROS 14
> >> DOMINO 13
> >> PI4 12
> >> OLIVIA-8 9
> >> PSK63 9
> >> FSK441 8
> >> JT65B 7
> >> WSPR 6
> >> RTTY 5
> >> MT63-500 1
> >> SIM31 1
> >> THOR 1
> >> THOR22 1
> >> PSK 1
> >> CONTESTI 1
> >>
> >> What do you think?
> >>
> >>
> >> Herb, KV4FZ
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Michael Walker]

Yes, the success is staggering.

There are graphs that show the FT8 usage and I would paste it into the body
of the email, but I can't.  Clublog published it somewhere.   It shows a
deep decline on CW and a minor decline on SSB and this was 2 years ago.
https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2019/03/club-log-stats-show-rise-of-ft8-mode-in.html

Geral K5SDR summed it up well here:
https://www.flexradio.com/ft8-tipping-point-for-ham-radio/

Mike va3mw


On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 2:06 PM W0MU Mike Fatchett  wrote:

> 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!
>
> On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
> > I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
> > frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
> > statistics for only the past couple of hours,
> >
> > AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for
> the
> > various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
> > from 1825-1830.
> >
> > Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
> >
> > Modes over last 2 hours
> > Mode Count
> > FT8 1549146
> > FT4 41733
> > JS8 7895
> > CW 6894
> > PSK31 433
> > JT65 383
> > OPERA 132
> > JT9 65
> > MSK144 37
> > OLIVIA 22
> > OLIVIA 8 22
> > JT6M 18
> > ROS 14
> > DOMINO 13
> > PI4 12
> > OLIVIA-8 9
> > PSK63 9
> > FSK441 8
> > JT65B 7
> > WSPR 6
> > RTTY 5
> > MT63-500 1
> > SIM31 1
> > THOR 1
> > THOR22 1
> > PSK 1
> > CONTESTI 1
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> >
> > Herb, KV4FZ
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Hans Hjelmström]

And its even not Ham  radio.Its fake PC Computer business.
Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio
Hans SM6CVX


> 10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett :
> 
> 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!
> 
> On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
>> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
>> frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
>> statistics for only the past couple of hours,
>> 
>> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the
>> various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
>> from 1825-1830.
>> 
>> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.
>> 
>> Modes over last 2 hours
>> Mode Count
>> FT8 1549146
>> FT4 41733
>> JS8 7895
>> CW 6894
>> PSK31 433
>> JT65 383
>> OPERA 132
>> JT9 65
>> MSK144 37
>> OLIVIA 22
>> OLIVIA 8 22
>> JT6M 18
>> ROS 14
>> DOMINO 13
>> PI4 12
>> OLIVIA-8 9
>> PSK63 9
>> FSK441 8
>> JT65B 7
>> WSPR 6
>> RTTY 5
>> MT63-500 1
>> SIM31 1
>> THOR 1
>> THOR22 1
>> PSK 1
>> CONTESTI 1
>> 
>> What do you think?
>> 
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Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW!

On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:

I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the
various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

What do you think?


Herb, KV4FZ




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Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the
frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity
statistics for only the past couple of hours,

AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the
various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's
from 1825-1830.

Here are the amazing stats for only two hours.

Modes over last 2 hours
Mode Count
FT8 1549146
FT4 41733
JS8 7895
CW 6894
PSK31 433
JT65 383
OPERA 132
JT9 65
MSK144 37
OLIVIA 22
OLIVIA 8 22
JT6M 18
ROS 14
DOMINO 13
PI4 12
OLIVIA-8 9
PSK63 9
FSK441 8
JT65B 7
WSPR 6
RTTY 5
MT63-500 1
SIM31 1
THOR 1
THOR22 1
PSK 1
CONTESTI 1

What do you think?


Herb, KV4FZ




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