Glenn the new mode you want has been out for quite awhile. FST4 is that mode. However 160M ops have been slow to adopt it. I guess because it’s not a set and forget mode like FT8 is.
Fred N2XK > On Dec 7, 2023, at 2:28 PM, Glenn Williams via wsjt-devel > <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Hello, > > FT8 on 160m pales. > > WSJT-X operators customarily running FT8 and FT4 on 80m through 10m HF bands > are likely disappointed with trials on 160m. As one of those operators I > recently ran WSPR on 160m in comparison to working FT8 QSOs on 160m. In NA > EST daytime operation at 2220Z WSPR faultlessly listed a -28 dBm decode. > > Here I suggest we need an improved decode sensitivity for 160m QSOs, likely > needing to be done with a new mode. Granted, the TX and RX times would have > to be increased (Shannon-Hartley Theorem). That would require additional > operator patience and associated protocols for the extended timing. > > --73, Glenn, AF8C > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
