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

[Richard T]

Very cool! I understand it hears up the finals on rigs if you are not
careful. Dont need kilowatts of Tx pwr.
RichieT
W1RJT

On Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 2:45 PM Juan Jiménez <k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:

> 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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