We all have our wills & wont's.
For me, I will always prefer CW. I won't
turn down a needed DX if it's on FT8. I
will try for that same DX on CW even if I
have the FT8, but I'd do that with SSB
also. There's only 8 more DXCC ATNO I need
& I have the same # in both mixed & CW. I
might have D
Dear TopBanders,
Ed Sawyer raises a very timely and important question.
It is a fact that both CW and FT8 have large followings today.
DXpeditions now face a dilemma on 160 meters: to operate CW or FT8. Do only
one, and you will make a lot of people unhappy. Because on TB, you can not
make up fo
I’ve made a few FT8 Q’s and really enjoyed setting up the system and getting it
to work. That was great fun! Now I find it very unsatisfying and the “click
and wait” to see if I worked the station pretty dull.
I have nothing against the mode and don’t want to “fight the future” but, for
me,
pm
Subject: Topband: The DXpedition FT8 quandry
There continues to be a trend for DXpeditions to be "active on 160M" by
firing up FT8. Sadly, in some cases, recently XT2 and 5T5, there appears to
be no attempt to be on 160M except for FT8. A far different scenario that
utilizing it beca
There continues to be a trend for DXpeditions to be "active on 160M" by
firing up FT8. Sadly, in some cases, recently XT2 and 5T5, there appears to
be no attempt to be on 160M except for FT8. A far different scenario that
utilizing it because of bad band conditions. I worked 5T5 on 20, 40, 80M
a
