> On Oct 4, 2021, at 13:09, Andrew Neumeier via wsjt-devel > <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > This is a different situation than working strong signals on HF, where I > rarely operate FT8, so my experience is different. So, when another station > sends 73, and my station does not automatically respond, I'll just have to do > that manually.
And this is the problem, Andy…. All of these modes were started on VHF. After FT8 had been on the air a short time, some people decided to try it out on HF. By the way, there wasn’t a bunch of whining about too many sequences on HF wen it started. People were happy to run it as it was, and it worked quite well. The more people got into it, the more there started to be this strange desire to make things go faster. Contests, etc., just made it worse. I would guess that the majority of the people on these modes now don’t know a thing about using them on six or two meters. All you hear now is faster, faster, FASTER! Good grief! As I posted months ago, why not just get the phone out and see how fast you can call your ham buddies and log contacts. What’s happened to ham radio? What is the hurry? I know - unpopular opinion right now, but I know I’m not the only one. Gary - AG0N _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
