[bars] 5H1WX (Tanzania Mafia Island) on 12m - easy!

[Richard T]

Thanks for the tip! I guess im old ham school and a qso is verbal, not a pc
to pc QST report. But if its enjoyed by many, have fun.
RichieT
W1RJT

On Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 1:37 PM Juan Jiménez <k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:

> The reason FT8 is popular is because you can do QSO's at power levels that
> would be dang near impossible with CW or other variations of the hobby. The
> way the software extracts data from faint signals is almost magic.
>
> 73,
> K1CPR
> Juan
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 1:24 PM Tim K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hiya Richie,
>>
>> Yes, there are actual humans at both ends of the contact.  Is it rag
>> chewing?  No.  Is it like a contest contact on CW,RTTY or even SSB?  Yes,
>> we exchange location and signal reports and that qualifies as a complete
>> QSO.
>>
>> Is FT8 for everyone?  Of course not.  But neither is CW, or RTTY, or
>> SSTV, or rag chewing, or VHF, or satellites, or POTA, or
>> name-your-favorite-mode/activity.  The beautiful genius of our hobby is
>> that there is a cornucopia of ways to enjoy it!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> T.
>>
>>
>> On 09/24/2024 11:33, Richard T wrote:
>>
>> Is FT8 a pc talking to a pc or is it an actual QSO with humans?
>> RichieT
>> W1RJT
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 11:11 AM Tim K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The very small (but incredibly & irresistibly cute!) kind. ;-)
>>>
>>> T.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 09/24/2024 10:36, KC1SOZ wrote:
>>>
>>> WHICH potato? My wife has six kinds in her garden??? 😝😝😝😝
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> KC1SOZ
>>> Juan
>>>
>>>
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