[Elecraft] New Digital Mode and K3S Frequency Accuracy

[Jim Brown]

On 7/15/2017 6:58 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> 15 sec vs 47 sec is a 68% decrease in QSO time.  So, I only have to 
> wait for 32% of the paint to dry? [:-) 

Hi Fred,

I spent a lot of time with FT8 yesterday in CQ VHF, and found it to be 
pretty fast paced. I'd say the rate was at least as good as QRP SSB 
during a DX contest! I made 47 QSOs yesterday, only one on SSB, none on 
CW. The FT8 window was jumping as long as the band was open, and I'd 
guess that at least half of the QSOs would not have been possible on 
SSB, and many not on CW. And I picked up four new grids.

73, Jim K9YC