I posted the MFJ QRT story on towertalk because they make antennas. The
thread has now changed to FT8.
John KK9A
John Webster NN1SS wrote:
I would like to suggest that there may be broader implications. On any
given day, more than 80% of all activity on the HF bands is in the
digital modes and largely in FT8.
Look at RBN spot data that was collected (I assume) last year:
23-May
CW 4294 14%
RTTY 69 0.22%
FT8 26318 86%
Total 30681
24-May
CW 4370 13%
RTTY 46 0.14%
FT8 29298 87%
Total 33714
WSJTx and its derivatives have created a growing world-wide market for
small, simple and software-driven. One no longer needs a backyard, a
tribander and all the "accoutrements" that MFJ sells for global HF
communications.
Last week I worked BH7HQT on 20m FT8. You can see his apartment "station"
on QRZ - small, simple, software driven. The HF bands are now accessible
to apartment dwellers living in the largest of the world's population
centers.
73
John
NN1SS
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