[Elecraft] Ideas for an FT8 Radio

[Bill Rowlett]

Dito Carl, well said. I agree 100%

Bill  KC4IM



> On Jan 2, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Carl J. Denbow <n8vz at qth.com> wrote:
> 
> While it's legal to run maximum power on FT8, or any other weak signal mode, it's certainly not in the spirit of the weak signal mode ethos  Most weak-signal mode enthusiasts pride themselves on the worldwide contacts they can make with low wattage.  Many feel that 100 watts is QRO on these modes. Personally, I usually run about 35 watts, but I've had QSOs with stations in far-flung regions running power in the milliwatt range with a dipole up 20 feet.  That's the real attraction of these modes to many. And, until the advent of FT8, you heard very few stations running more than 100 watts on these modes.  FT8 seems to have attracted a whole different crowd.  Some of these, I think, view FT8 as a "the new RTTY" and operate according to the accepted operating procedures of that mode.  I view this trend as very unfortunate.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Carl
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