On 4/1/2018 6:01 PM, cqtestk4xs--- via Topband wrote:
Every mode other than FT-8 requires a person to tune in a station and to take part in the contact.
1) FT8 also requires a person to tune in the station and take part in the contact *UNLESS* one has programmed additional software to automate the contact. 2) There are plenty of other modes - including CW and RTTY - that can be automated with the appropriate scripting software and encoding/decoding software. Both can take a feed from CW/RTTY Skimmer to "tune the band" looking for CQ calls, use off the shelf scripting software to tune the transceiver to frequency and call until receiving a response and report. *DON'T* paint any mode as "bad" until you understand it and know what is possible using available software for other modes. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 4/1/2018 6:01 PM, cqtestk4xs--- via Topband wrote:
My two cents... I've got no problem with advances in technology, but I chose to use what I want to use...and it ain't FT-8. Every mode other than FT-8 requires a person to tune in a station and to take part in the contact. The idea of being able to take a nap and make QSOs while my computer is talking to yours leaves me cold. I understand the use for weak signal work, but if I can't "hear" him, I didn't make the Q, my computer did. If that's your idea of fun, go to it. I'll stick to more buggy and whip stuff...like busting pileups or running a 250 hour. Things that require operating technique skill of a human being. Bill KH7XS/K4XS _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
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