[ADXA] FT8 "dupes"

WB5JJJ wb5jjj at gmail.com
Mon Oct 21 15:52:35 EDT 2024


I noticed one DXP that had over 50% dupes on Club Log.  I was in their log
several times more than I worked them.  All dupes were valid, even down to
the minute.  One way to up the count for sure.

73's
George - WB5JJJ
HoIP - 100105


On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 2:01 PM Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I worked 3D2V on FT8 several times since they seem to be on that mode 99%
> of the time.  I see people criticized for making multiple contacts on FT8
> but this tells the tale, at least for this group.  I was shown with 4
> contacts on 30M, but they were all within the space of 4 seconds.
>
> People say it is because they don't receive your report or other similar
> things, but that wouldn't account for this.  It's some kind of strangeness
> in the software they use, and I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and
> assume it is inadvertent.  However, it sure makes your QSO counts
> misleading.  There are not really dupes, just this group counting one good
> contact as four.
>
> 73,
> Dennis/RZ
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