[Elecraft] Legal Limit With FT8

[Andy Durbin]

"I have DXCC on RTTY and refuse to add FT QSOs to my total.  They are different things.  RTTY requires some skill."

You seem to imply that FT modes require no skill.  I disagree.  There are complete LIDS using the modes and there are others who carefully pick TX frequencies to avoid QRM to a QSO in progress and time their transmissions to effectively tail-end without causing QRM.

There are LIDS who work DX and then call CQ on the DX frequency.  Noone with any understanding of the mode would do that.  FT8 is not blast and log.  It does require some thought and it's obvious some on the bands didn't give it any.

FT mode skill is not the same as CQ or RTTY skill but to deny there is a skill to effectively using FT modes is, at best, short sighted.

73,
Andy, k3wyc