<div>                HI Chris -<br><br>I enjoy ft8/ft4 modes.  I only live a short distance from you.  I could actually walk over to your house, take a look at your station and make some suggestions.<br><br>Let me know.<br><br>de K1VK - Paul<br>            </div>            <div class="yahoo_quoted" style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div>                        On Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:24:00 AM EDT, Christopher Lennon via bars &lt;bars@w1hh.org&gt; wrote:                    </div>                    <div><br></div>                    <div><br></div>                                                <div><div id="yiv2420071412"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Tim,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I now have the piece parts to do digital modes, so I expect that in the near future I will dip my toe into that pond.&nbsp; Do you have a good newbie reference to learn important tips like the one you shared above?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Chris</div><div>W2BPL</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv2420071412gmail_quote yiv2420071412gmail_quote_container"><div id="yiv2420071412yqt91447" class="yiv2420071412yqt3029384848"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv2420071412gmail_attr">On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 10:16\u202fAM Tim - K1DC via bars &lt;<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv2420071412gmail_quote"><u></u>          <div>    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">For those of you that may be new to        the FT8/FT4 digital modes - Welcome!</font></p>    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Please, PLEASE, make sure that you        <b>check (enable) that 'Hold TX Freq' check box </b>within        WSJT-X (or the equivalent in your software of choice).&nbsp; This        will prevent you from changing your TX frequency to the TX        frequency of the station you are calling.&nbsp; The result is that        all callers will be spread out over the 3khz passband rather        than all bunched up on the TX frequency of the station they are        calling.&nbsp; This is especially important when trying to contact        special event stations or a rare DX station.</font></p>    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Also, try to set your FT8 TX        frequency on an even 50hz increment (500hz, 1150hz, 2200hz, etc)        within the passband.&nbsp; This will maximize the use of the resource        and preventing potential QRM with signals overlapping.</font></p>    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">73 &amp; Good DX!</font></p>    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tim/K1DC<br clear="none">      </font></p>    <div>-- <br clear="none">      <p style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Courageously        sent from a non-Apple device that <em>includes</em> a headphone        jack.</p>      <hr>      <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">              <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="150"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front.png"><img width="130"></a></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">                      <h3>Tim&nbsp;Carter - K1DC</h3>                    </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="30">&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="30">&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">                      <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="30">                              <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><img width="13"></td></tr></tbody></table>                            </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect">+1.978.710.0133</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="30">                              <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><img width="13"></td></tr></tbody></table>                            </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:k1dc.radio@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:k1dc.radio@gmail.com">k1dc.radio@gmail.com</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="30">                              <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><img width="13">                                    </td></tr></tbody></table>                            </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://k1dc.com">http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