I've seen similar. With the number of HF+6 radios out there, someone can
just load up their dipole and start making contacts on FT8. They don't care
that they aren't running 150 Qs/hr, they're making some contacts and that
makes it worth it for them. More people to work, but you have to work them
slower.
Sean WA1TE
On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 2:29 PM Jay RM <w9rm@calmesapartners.com> wrote:
> This is a interesting thought and one that I hadn't considered. Do others
> see this when trying to answer a running station ?
>
> When I'm running a pileup, I work them until there is nobody left. I know
> some have to call a couple of times and a small minority give up (usually
> right before there is total silence on the freq and they could have been
> heard Q5 - but I understand the rate thing very well), but 99% of the time,
> if you call me and I'm stronger then S1, I'll work you pretty quick.
>
> -W9RM
>
> Keith J Morehouse
> Managing Partner
> Calmesa Partners G.P.
> Olathe, CO
>
>
> On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 12:20 PM Michael Clarson <wv2zow@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Jay: The argument that SSB is so much faster than FT8/4 and stations
> > should switch to SSB when the band is open is not universally true. It is
> > if you are the station running guys on a specific frequency, but NOT if
> you
> > are one of the poorer equipped calling the running station. When running
> > low power, it will often take 10 or more minutes to work a station on SSB
> > when the band is open -- I am competing with many stations with better
> > signals than me. But, on FT8/4, everyone gets decoded, and my rate
> actually
> > goes up. --Mike, WV2ZOWcom/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
> > <http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting>
> >
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