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<font face="Verdana">Hiya Richie,<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
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!<br>
<br>
73,<br>
<br>
T.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/24/2024 11:33, Richard T wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Is FT8 a pc talking to a pc or is it an actual QSO
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 11:11 AM
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<div> <font face="Verdana">The very small (but incredibly
& irresistibly cute!) kind. ;-)<br>
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T.<br>
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<div>On 09/24/2024 10:36, KC1SOZ wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">WHICH potato? My wife has six kinds
in her garden??? 😝😝😝😝<br clear="all">
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