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Re: Topband: Reverse Beacon Network

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Subject: Re: Topband: Reverse Beacon Network
From: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 10:56:31 -0500
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>"However going to reversebeacon.net and entering my callsign - I can find
out that I am indeed getting out and the band is open..."

If PSKReporter is to believed, total global CW activity across bands is now
less than 1% of FT8.  For example, look at the report for the last 12 hours
(0.4%).  This trend began rising dramatically during November, 2018.  

We can all pretend it's "band conditions" driving these statistics, but I
think it's much more than that.  The numbers show that FT8 has become an
insatiable HF video game. 

https://pskreporter.info/cgi-bin/pskstats.pl

I have no idea as to the accuracy of input drivers that make the reported
statistics, nor how it's all compiled.  Anyone?

Paul, W9AC

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