Unknown mode on ~ 14.073 ?
Jul 16th 2017, 15:50 | |
0001490519H80Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
On 7/15 about UTC 22:00 there was some sort of contest going on that wouldn't decode on any Fldigi mode. On the watefall it was a little thinner than Olivis 4/125 but sounded like it. Is this a new mode? There were a mess of station running it. |
Jul 17th 2017, 15:10 | |
W1VTSuper Moderator Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Most likely FT8, a faster version of JT65. It is in beta release right now. The faster contact completion mode allows contacts to be made despite brief band openings, such as double hop E skip. I used it this weekend to work Arizona and Washington on 6M E skip from Connecticut. http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/ WSJT home page Zack Lau W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |
Jul 17th 2017, 16:25 | |
0001490519H80Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
I've never made a JT-65 contact above 17 metres with my ATAS-120 antenna. over 2 years. How would I know when it is worthwhile chasing stuff on 6 meters? Monitor dStar or something? |
Jul 17th 2017, 22:26 | |
W1VTSuper Moderator Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php This site plots reported QSO/SWL reports on a map. Zack Lau W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |