Bill,
You might be missing the real attraction for this use of FT8 on
DXpeditions. It's about rate and operator ease. JT65 is not fast and
requires a lot of manual operations to make QSOs. The KH1 DXpedition in
April 2018 is also considering to try FT8 in order to find an
alternative to RTTY for HF Digital operation. We should probably discuss
this sort of operating practice after the rc2 release.
73,
Ned/AA7A
On 8/8/2017 4:44 PM, Bill Somerville 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.
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