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Re: Topband: FT-8 performance

To: uy0zg <uy0zg@mksat.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 performance
From: Michael Walker <va3mw@portcredit.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 14:46:35 -0400
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You might want to listen to this TAPR presentation on Noise and Noise
calculations.

https://youtu.be/xXXj1Ko4ZXg

I found it pretty interesting.

Mike va3mw


On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 2:12 PM uy0zg <uy0zg@mksat.net> wrote:

> Is the main problem here in efficiency?
>
> The main thing here - the signal is not heard by a person!
> ---
> Nick, UY0ZG
> http://www.topband.in.ua
>
> Tim Shoppa 2019-08-01 20:40:
>
>
> > The "work signals way down in the noise you could never work otherwise"
> > myth, is just part of the myth that FT8 is an effective operating mode,
> > when really it's the least efficient mode for a good op to work Q's or
> > DXCC's. See my detailed 2018 statistics by mode here:
> > http://n3qe.org/n3qe2018.jpg
> >
> > Tim N3QE
> >
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