[ADXA] FT8 "dupes"

[Dennis Schaefer]

Thanks, George.  I neglected to add the screenshot to my message, but my
contacts were at 59 seconds, then 01, 02, and 03 seconds.  Clearly one
contact turned into four by their software.

On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 2:53 PM WB5JJJ <wb5jjj at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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