Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 22:19:07 -0400
From: GEORGE WALLNER <aa7jv@atlanticbb.net>
To: <topband@contesting.com>, ha7ry@tomisat.com <ha7ry@tomisat.com>
Subject: Topband: KH1/KH7Z TopBand Ops Brief
<After operating 7 straight nights on 160, my ears were ready for a break. We
<switched to FT8 for about 5 hours, using the regular QSO mode (not
<hound-and-fox). With N1DG operating, we made about 120 NA QSO-s in about 5
<hours! Just before midnight, we switched back to CW for the JA-s, who are not
<allowed to operate FT8 in the lower part of the band.
<The FT8 operation
<revealed three things: There is SERIOUS DEMAND for FT8 on TB, the MODE GETS
THROUGH the NOISE VERY WELL and gives MODEST STATIONS a chance to work
<serious DX on TB, but it is easily dominated by the strong signals.
<The key lessons learned
<1. 160 m DX is more than possible in June and July.
<6. FT8 is now part of Amateur Radio, even on TB.
<George,
<KH1/KH7Z (AA7JV)
## 1500 qsos on TB, but only 120 of those using FT8. And 5 hrs to work
just
120 stations on FT8. That averages out to 1 station every 2.5 mins.
## FT8 is indeed a game changer, but I dont think the hard core CW op will
buy
into the.... new fangled mode.
Jim VE7RF
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