That should be "auto seq and pre-made exchanges" 73 Ria, N2RJ
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Ria Jairam <rjai...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think that the real appeal of FT8, apart from the weak signal > capability is that it is a capable replacement for RTTY. > > RTTY is a pain in the neck to use and provides increasingly > diminishing returns. You can use less power on FT8 and get out better > plus auto SEQ and prem. JT65 had the problem of 6 minutes per QSO > which will only make angry ops worldwide if used on a DXpedition for > anything except EME. Meanwhile 30 seconds for a QSO isn't too bad for > FT8. > > I'd probably suggest that major DXpeditions would be better off using > a separate window instead of the regular window. This would help keep > the QRM down. > > Watching this with keen interest. > > 73 > Ria, N2RJ > > On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 12:44 PM, Bill Somerville <g4...@classdesign.com> > wrote: >> On 08/08/2017 17:19, John Zantek wrote: >>> >>> Rate is the number #1 concern as well as a few other issues. A WSJT >>> exchange from an expedition perspective is a fast exchange which hams are >>> typically familiar with, such as CW and or RTTY modes. >> >> >> Hi John, >> >> just a quick initial reply, I will think more about this requirement and >> reply more fully later. >> >> My first comment is that perhaps rate expectations should be moderate and >> the real benefit of weak signal modes like JT65/JT9/FT8 is their potential >> to exploit band conditions unable to support CW/RTTY/Phone QSOs. Given that >> then dedicating a position to weak signal modes when QSOs may be logged far >> faster with CW/RTTY/Phone will not be popular. OTOH if a position is idle >> due to no open band to run then that should be the cue to open up on the >> weak signal modes on the least marginal available band. >> >> It may be worth considering operating on a non-conventional frequency >> (assuming one can be found) to try and avoid hoards of stations calling on >> frequency, although stations calling on frequency can be easily ignored >> (unlike on CW/RTTY/Phone) so maybe it's not a huge issue. >> >> 73 >> Bill >> G4WJS. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> _______________________________________________ >> wsjt-devel mailing list >> wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
