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

[Juan Jiménez]

I have made contacts around the world, even as far as a ship way north of
Siberia, with my FT-840 turned down to just 20 watts of power. I'm sure
other club members have similar stories.

73,
K1CPR
Juan


On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 2:49 PM Richard T <radiohamateur at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>>>> k1dc.radio at gmail.com
>>>>>> https://k1dc.com
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