Re: [wsjt-devel] Might be off topic...

2019-05-02 Thread Black Michael via wsjt-devel
Loaded question. You'll get numerous replies to this question... Personally I use the idea of checking hamspots.net to see what my signal reports look like.  If the majority of sig reports are < 0dB I figure I'm OK. The nice part of FT8 and such modes is they really don't interefer with anybod

Re: [wsjt-devel] Might be off topic...

2019-05-02 Thread James Shaver
Probably more a question for the WSJTGroup list rather than the Dev list - for what it’s worth, there are dozens of threads on this topic there already that are searchable. :) 73, Jim S. N2ADV > On May 2, 2019, at 9:40 AM, Topher Petty wrote: > > I'm simply curious about one thing... > >

[wsjt-devel] Might be off topic...

2019-05-02 Thread Topher Petty
I'm simply curious about one thing... What TX power levels does everyone run while working FT-8? I don't own an amplifier, and generally run at around 50W output on an IC-718. I know I *CAN* push it to 100W (50% duty cycle) but I like to leave some "headroom" to keep the radio cool while working