[SMCARA] New Caledonia FK8GX 20 Meters

[Dave Q]

Yup. He was booming in here earlier. -6 to +0 for quite a while.  I tried to work him a few times times over 15 minutes or so but couldn’t get to him. pskeeper didn’t show him receiving me either. Maybe later or tomorrow. 

Loving the latest release of FT8. I’m getting more decodes with the better sensitivity and the increase in time difference. Seems like Europe stations are the worst when it comes to DT. Still haven’t had any over a second though. 

Also have been using split mode for quite some time and I think that has done more to up my success rate. 

Now close to 800 contacts in the past two months using FT8. That’s with about an hour to hour and a half spread throughout the day.  Have WAS on 20M and 40M. Only seven left on 17M, twelve on 30M and six on 80M using FT8. But being able to monitor and work four bands at once really helps. Of course can only transmit on one band at a time but still monitor the others and pick the next to work. 

73  Dave  W3DLQ

> On Oct 18, 2017, at 15:47, N1LID <nonelidd at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I just worked New Caledonia FK8GX on 20M FT8.
> 
> 73 DE N1LID
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> SMCARA mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/smcara
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:SMCARA at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> Message delivered to quickskys at gmail.com