Yep..
Having both roved (while running FT8) and having sat at home running FT8 one
one band while running SSB and CW on another I will confess to having had
similar thoughts. Still I expect to rove in the June contest. I almost
roved or more likely would have ran a portable station in the January contest
but pulled the plug due to weather / snow / safety concerns.
I've got until June to work thru the issues.
73
Mark S
VE7AFZ
mark@alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099
> On Jan 22, 2018, at 3:27 PM, Steve Stahl <ke7ihg@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mark
> I think Rover/Portable operators will lose out. FT8 works well but is just
> one more thing to juggle in the rover rig. With the reduction in ssb
> operations a guy would have to ask why would I spend my hard earned money to
> rover when I can sit at home and run FT8 all day?
>
> Steve K7SWS
>
>
>> On Jan 22, 2018 2:19 PM, "Mark Spencer" <mark@alignedsolutions.com> wrote:
>> My observations during the recent September and January VHF contests leave
>> me with the impression that a number of operators in my region are shifting
>> at least some of their focus on 50 MHz to FT8. Given the performance I
>> have seen from FT8 and my experience running that mode from my home station
>> with a self imposed 25 watt power limit and a temporally installed 3 element
>> yagi during the January contest I can see why it is quite popular for many
>> operators.
>>
>> I did try to keep an eye on the band scope while running FT8 on 50.313 but
>> didn't see much activity on 50.125
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Mark S
>>
>> VE7AFZ
>> mark@alignedsolutions.com
>> 604 762 4099
>>
>> > On Jan 22, 2018, at 12:03 PM, George Sintchak <wa2vnv@optonline.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > I know there is a lot of people thinking that FT8 will dominate activity.
>> > I don't see that happening during a contest when you are running SSB or CW
>> > during an Es opening. FT8 takes too long to complete a contact compared to
>> > a normal fast paced SSB/CW run. Same for RTTY in HF contests - a RTTY fast
>> > contact takes maybe 10 seconds to complete when using a computer run
>> > station with you at the keyboard - not typing on an old model 15 or 28 TTY
>> > machine. (Anyone still use one? I've used both.)
>> > In my experience with FT8 & MSK144, when conditions are normal(?) and
>> > activity is nil, FT8 contacts can be made where you normally can't make it
>> > with conventional modes. The ~20+ dB advantage receiving into the noise
>> > (at both ends) is just better than the human ear. All that aside, it's
>> > just some more of the fun and technology now available to us. (Flame suit
>> > on).
>> >
>> > 73, George WA2VNV (FN30 & EL96)
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Krumich via VHFcontesting"
>> > <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
>> > To: "VHF Contesting" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
>> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 10:20 AM
>> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] How to order
>> >
>> >
>> >> Does anyone know of a company that is manufacturing a six meter
>> >> tranceiverthat is rock bound on 50.313Looks like in the future, there is
>> >> no need to tune the six meter band ?ThanksHerb K2LNSat WA2FGK FN21
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