[Elecraft] FT8: "Magic radio"?

[Wayne Burdick]

Sure was a lot of CW activity on Sunday. Great fun....

Wayne


> On Jul 3, 2018, at 12:48 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:
> 
> The last Q in the FAQ at the end of Dr. Joe Taylor's instructions for use of the DXpedition ["Fox and Hound"] mode of FT8 is:
> 
> "Are you trying to kill CW?"
> 
> If he is trying to kill CW, listening on 14023 and up suggests that he is failing.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
> 
> On 7/3/2018 12:36 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> Overheard yesterday on 40 meter SSB, in reference to FT8:  “Given the level of automation and whatnot, maybe they should call it ‘magic radio’ instead of ‘ham radio’.”
>> 
>> New contest category?
>> 
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>> 
> 
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