<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Now That was an interesting Thread (Topic) and thanks to all that contributed<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Now I need to get my act together and setup my station to work FT8<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">while I go work on assembly of my new 6el long boom 20m yagi :)<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">cheers!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">steve<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><a href="http://www.KG5VK.com" target="_blank">http://www.KG5VK.com</a><br>My Ham Radio Friends<br><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Don AA5AU <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aa5au@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">aa5au@bellsouth.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23090" dir="ltr"><span id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23113">FT8 is a fun mode and although it has been more popular than JT65, it has not totally replaced it. I think JT65 is better for very weak signals but the jury is still out. I still use JT65 to find "new ones" on the bands. A couple weeks ago I worked VP8EME on 80M JT65 for a new one on 80. At present I have well over a thousand FT8 contacts.</span></div><div id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23090"><span><br></span></div><div id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23090">What makes FT8 so popular is the approx. 13 second transmission period compared to nearly 48 seconds for JT65. This curiously could make it a new digital contest (and possible DXpedition) mode but more experience is needed. I used FT8 exclusively in the CQ VHF contest this summer.</div><div id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23090"><br></div><div id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23090">Several DXpeditions are looking to use FT8 including the upcoming KH1 trip. I still think RTTY will end up prevailing and remaining the contest and DXpedition digital mode of choice but until we see what FT8 can do, we really don't know.</div><div id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23090"><br></div><div id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23090">73, Don AA5AU</div><div class="m_3073779357399107344qtdSeparateBR" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23159"><br><br></div><div class="m_3073779357399107344yahoo_quoted" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23155" style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23154"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23153"> <div dir="ltr" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23152"> <font id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23151" size="2" face="Arial"> <hr id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23150" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net" target="_blank">marsh@ka5m.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net" target="_blank">marsh@ka5m.net</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> LCC <<a href="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 14, 2017 9:08 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [LCC] FT8 - New Digital Mode<br> </font> </div> <div class="m_3073779357399107344y_msg_container" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23422"><div><div class="h5"><br><div id="m_3073779357399107344yiv6994247089">
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<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Judging from spots on packetcluster, it look like JT65 has been replaced by FT8 as the w</font><font face="Calibri">eak signal digital mode of choice.</font></span></div>
<div dir="LTR" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23420"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">“</font></span><span id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23419" lang="en-us"><font id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23418" face="Calibri">A beta release of WSJT-X, version 1.8.0-rc1, includes a new FT8 mode, featuring a faster turnaround, and it</font><font face="Calibri">’</font><font face="Calibri">s already showing up on the bands. According to the notes for the candidate release, FT8 offers “sensitivity dow</font><font face="Calibri">n to</font> <font face="Calibri">–</font><font id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23424" face="Calibri">20 dB on the AWGN channel,” and contacts 4 times faster than JT65 or JT9. An auto-sequencing feature offers the option to respond automatically to the first decoded reply to your CQ. The beta WSJT-X also offers a new mode for accurate frequency cali</font><font face="Calibri">b</font><font id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23441" face="Calibri">ration of your radio, improved CAT radio control, and enhanced JT65, QRA64, and MSK144 decoder performance.</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">”</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div>
<div dir="LTR" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23439"><span id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23453" lang="en-us"><font id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23452" face="Calibri">73,</font></span></div>
<div dir="LTR" id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23457"><span id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23456" lang="en-us"><font id="m_3073779357399107344yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505410567719_23455" face="Calibri">Marsh</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, KA5M</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div>
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