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[VHFcontesting] Want to run the bands on FT8?

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Subject: [VHFcontesting] Want to run the bands on FT8?
From: John Young via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Reply-to: nosigma@aol.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 03:48:46 +0000 (UTC)
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KM4KMU FM16 here.

Does anyone want to join me on FT8 Friday night on 50.313 and the use the free 
text line to request QSY's to higher bands?  I have the 4 lower, it's a start.

I tried it tonight and had just one taker, out of Cuba of all places!!!

For me and others the inabilty to QSY is one of the biggest gripes.  Let's fix 
that. Practice makes perfect.  Let's set a standard.  FT8 is a great grid 
getter. Once  the bearing is dialed in running the band should be easy.

The free text line let's you send a short 13 character text:

QSY 144174QSL
Reply:QSL
QSY 222065QSL
Reply:QSL
 QSY 432065QSL
Reply:QSY

Adding a grid every 3 minutes plus the QSO points going up the bands on FT8 
when the bands are dead for PH beats the heck out of calling CQ endlessly after 
you worked the regionals.

Let's set the standard and make some lemonade.

I will be there 730 pm Friday eastern  Join me.  Let's make the best of this!!!

73
John
KM4KMU 
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