Larry -

Your point is well taken. I've been running FST4W120 each night for the past couple of weeks, but admittedly on a "set it and forget it" basis,
as I've been spending most of my evenings working as much as I can on FT8 on the HF bands as I can before I have to shut down.

In fact, I'll be shutting the 630m activity down on Thursday morning, so that I can pack the K3, the 630m amp, and LF/MF-related stuff and bring in the loading coil to store it in the garage for the season. I'll continue running the HF stuff through the weekend as it will be easy to box it up on Sunday or so.

But, when I get back down to Florida, clear the vegetation, get the antenna back up, tune the 630m coil, and get the shack set up, I'll make sure to run two instances of WSJT-X on 630, one to transmit FST4W and the other to monitor WSPR and FST4W. My antenna down there is puny, so it will be a challenge on both receive and transmit, compared to what I've been doing up here in western NC. I've heard you - and been heard by you - quite frequently over the past couple of weeks (not to mention occasionally seeing you on one or another of the HF bands!).

Very 73,

Brandy, N1HO (EM85sg for now)

On Monday, October 24, 2022, 10:44:53 AM EDT, Larry Molitor via 600MRG <[email protected]> wrote:


My FST4W-120 has been running almost continuously for a couple weeks now. Although the total number of spotters is less than WSPR, the number of decodes those spotters get is much greater. Clearly, FST4W is better assuming you want more distance.

I have been monitoring both WSPR and FST4W-120 and am disappointed in the number of stations TX'ing FST4W.

What I really don't understand is why the receive only stations are not running multiple instances if WSJTX and decoding both WSPR and FST4W. It doesn't cost anything except a few minutes to set up. 

RX only stations can easily run WSPR, FST4W-120 and FST4W-300 simultaneously as a for instance. TX stations can, for instance, run FST4W-120 and listen for WSPR and FST4W120.

Can anyone explain why so many stations are NOT doing this? 

Conditions over the last few weeks have been up and down. Looking at the WSPRnet map, it is easy to see when there is significant norther latitude absorption. Seems like if I have a north side path to the east coast, it is unlikely I will hear VK4YB and vice versa. 

Has there been any west side QSO activity. I have not been looking for that, but I can if I know there is some interest.

73,

Larry - W7IUV
central WA - DN07dg


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