[GCARC] AB2E/VP9 30m FT8 now

[Agustin Neron Properties LLC]

Hi Jim,
Agreed on FT4 better speed BUT here's my experience here so far.
Tried calling CQ FT4 on several bands. 0 replies even after being on FT8, before or after. Nada. Seems the masses mostly just use FT8,.
73
Darrell (FT8 now, but checking 12m CW then QSY to 17m)

> On 05/26/2023 1:44 PM EDT Jim n2gxj <jim.n2gxj at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>  
> @Darrel,have you considered something faster than FT8, like FT4? 
> I used FT4 (on the default FT4 frequency for each band) in last year field day, and got much higher qso count/hour.
> Also kept me on my toes!  FT8 is like watching paint drying sometimes
>  
> 
> On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:41 PM Agustin Neron Properties LLC <ab2e at comcast.net mailto:ab2e at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > I got K2MEN and N2GXJ in the log on 17m earlier tonight.
> > Who will be next?
> > 
> > I'm on 30m FT8 now, seems like endless demand on FT8,
> > But it's slow going.
> > I'll show you my screen shots of the FT8 pileups and why they seem so slow.
> > I call CQ once and have maybe 30 callers. The screen is total red with callers!
> > 
> > 73 to all,
> > Darrell AB2E/VP9
> > 
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