[TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day

[Cal Fuhrman]

One of the laptops is in use for the current General Licensing class.  

Cal - WA3CTZ

From: John Ellis
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 7:21 AM
To: Rich Erlichman
Cc: Villages Reflector
Subject: Re: [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day

I have found that if the station initiating 
a CQ gives an unrecognizable grid square, 
that the WSJT-X software does not want to 
deal with it.  Thus, substituting 2A-NFL for 
EL98 might be a problem. However, I'll bet 
the software guru's could easily find a "work-
around" for that. 

I don't think we need to worry about the new 
DXpedition mode however. While K4VRC is 
a "desirable" station, I don't think we will be 
that "desirable." ☺   

I have a extra Tarheel screwdriver antenna 
with a base and controller which we could 
easily set up somewhere. Also doesn't the 
club have 2 laptop computers with Win 10 on 
them? I know Education has one, I thought 
we had another. If so, we could put FT-8 on 
that, set up one of the club's rigs and do a 
"dry run" sometime well before Field Day and 
have it ready to run at a moments notice.  

Does anyone know if the Club owns a second 
Win 10 laptop and if so, where it is? 

73,   
John, NP2B 



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On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:02 PM, Rich Erlichman <rich.erlichman at gmail.com> wrote:
The GOTA station does not cost us a Number of Transmitter category; it is a “freebee”. Since we may have enough interested FT8 operators, we may be able to justify the class 2A operation (as Pete suggested), with the additional GOTA station not being time shared.
I have read reports that N1MM+ already 
I am running v1.9 WSJT-X for FT8. When using the DXpedition mode, requires the other station to also be on v1.9. and as Ed stated, it is easy to edit the canned macro messages and change the report exchange to read as the FD exchange. 
 
73,
Rich, ND4G
 
From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George Briggs
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 9:30 AM
To: 'Villages Reflector'
Subject: Re: [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day
 
Perhaps.
We will have to decide whether we want a GOTA-like station available the whole time.
 
For those of you new to Field Day, the GOTA station (Get On The Air) is intended for
hams who are new to ham radio or who have never made a contact on the HF bands.
It is very low stress, low pressure, and there will be an experienced ham helping the
newbie.  It gives you an opportunity to gain some on-the-air experience.
 
73,
George K2DM
 

From: K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com>
To: 'George Briggs' <k2dm at att.net>; 'Villages Reflector' <tvarc at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 8:25 AM
Subject: RE: [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day
 
Would be then contemplate going to class 2A?  Maybe splitting time between the FT8 station (which requires much less power) and GOTA?
 
Pete, K2PS
 
From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George Briggs
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 8:09 AM
To: Villages Reflector
Subject: [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day
 
At last night's meeting I said I would find out if we could use FT8 during Field Day.
The answer is yes!  All digital modes are allowed.
All we have to do is figure out how to send and receive the Field Day exchange,
which is category and section.  OK all you FT8ers, how we gonna do that?
 
73,
George K2DM
 
 

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