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

[Juan Jiménez]

I guess you can say it's still "verbal," because it's the sound cards on
the computer that are doing the "talking". 😝😝😝

73,
K1CPR
Juan


On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 2:37 PM Richard T <radiohamateur at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>> beyond imagination." -- *Albert Einstein*
>>>
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