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Dane Henson
Dane Henson
@brainofdane@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp last week

I got more FT8 contacts today. I like that it's a mode where I can get contacts without having to remember what to say and how to say it. However, it does seem to lack the spark of getting to talk to a human over long distances radio-to-radio.

It's interesting looking at the signal exchange and wondering if there's anything I can do to improve my antenna and my signal going out (hint: there always is)

I also almost got W1AW in the log, but the exchange broke down halfway through and they moved on.

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio

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David Patton
David Patton
@dcpatton@dmv.community replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@brainofdane Did you look at pskreporter to see how well your signal is getting out?

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Dane Henson
Dane Henson
@brainofdane@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@dcpatton no. I didn’t realize I could do that!

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David Johnson
David Johnson
@davejohnson@friendica.world replied  ·  activity timestamp last week
@brainofdane I find FT8 about as interesting as watching paint dry. I've had some good interactions with people on VarAC. I used JS8CALL a bit when I lived in Utah, but it seems pretty dead over here in Europe. I guess the main problem with digital modes is that there are too many of them, and most people seem to have migrated to FT8, though I cannot understand why.
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Dane Henson
Dane Henson
@brainofdane@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@davejohnson I do need to try JS8CALL. I might see if I can do that one next. I'm still in the experimentation phase of getting digital to work on my equipment.

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R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵
@rl_dane@polymaths.social replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@brainofdane

What about #JS8CALL?

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Dane Henson
Dane Henson
@brainofdane@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@rl_dane I haven't tried that mode yet, though it does sound interesting. A lot of people talk about "trying it once", but it doesn't seem to be very active.

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R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵
@rl_dane@polymaths.social replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@brainofdane

Huh! I thought it was the hot new mode. Well, I haven't been on air in a few years. XD

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Dane Henson
Dane Henson
@brainofdane@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@rl_dane hah! we're old men, and we should feel old.

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