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wayne burdick

Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Hi all,

Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few signals.

If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z call CQ (myself included).

Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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ng7m

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

Wayne, the NAQP RTTY contesting going on... it started at 1800Z today. It
goes for 12 hours. There are a lot of signals on 15 meters, about half as
many as I'm seeing on 20 meters here in Utah.

Max NG7M

On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few
> signals.
>
> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please
> drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z
> call CQ (myself included).
>
> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
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Dave Sublette

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Hearing one weak sig under the noise (and there is NO noise) Called CQ 3 times — no answer. 50 Watts, Dipole Location on highest point in the county. KX3/KXPA100 Sorry folks. No propagation here.

Dave, K4TO

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few signals.
>
> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z call CQ (myself included).
>
> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
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Dave Sublette

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Heard your CQ, Wayne — called and got no response…. K4TO

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:10 PM, M. George <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Wayne, the NAQP RTTY contesting going on... it started at 1800Z today. It
> goes for 12 hours. There are a lot of signals on 15 meters, about half as
> many as I'm seeing on 20 meters here in Utah.
>
> Max NG7M
>
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few
>> signals.
>>
>> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please
>> drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z
>> call CQ (myself included).
>>
>> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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Dave Fugleberg

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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A very quiet mob here in MN... :(
On the other hand, 6m is pretty decent and I've worked 68 stations and 35
grids in the past couple hours with my K3 barefoot...
73 de W0ZF
On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 3:17 PM Dave Sublette <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hearing one weak sig under the noise (and there is NO noise) Called CQ 3
> times — no answer. 50 Watts, Dipole Location on highest point in the
> county. KX3/KXPA100 Sorry folks. No propagation here.
>
> Dave, K4TO
> > On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few
> signals.
> >
> > If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment,
> please drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L
> listen, M-Z call CQ (myself included).
> >
> > Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the
> air.
> >
> > 73,
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
> >
> >
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wayne burdick

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Two Q’s so far. Keeping it slow (18 WPM).

Wayne
N6KR

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 1:16 PM, Dave Sublette <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hearing one weak sig under the noise (and there is NO noise) Called CQ 3 times — no answer. 50 Watts, Dipole Location on highest point in the county. KX3/KXPA100 Sorry folks. No propagation here.
>
> Dave, K4TO
>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few signals.
>>
>> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z call CQ (myself included).
>>
>> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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Dave Sublette

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Nothing here on 6 at the moment…K4TO

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:20 PM, Dave Fugleberg <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> A very quiet mob here in MN... :(
> On the other hand, 6m is pretty decent and I've worked 68 stations and 35 grids in the past couple hours with my K3 barefoot...
> 73 de W0ZF
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 3:17 PM Dave Sublette <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> Hearing one weak sig under the noise (and there is NO noise) Called CQ 3 times — no answer. 50 Watts, Dipole Location on highest point in the county. KX3/KXPA100 Sorry folks. No propagation here.
>
> Dave, K4TO
> > On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Based on info from dxmaps.com <http://dxmaps.com/>, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few signals.
> >
> > If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z call CQ (myself included).
> >
> > Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.
> >
> > 73,
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
> >
> >
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Jessie Oberreuter-2

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Max,

I know the feeling. We're also in the middle of the CQ VHF Contest
:).

Wayne,

Thanks for the nice qso on 15 :). It was a nice little break from
spinning the beams and working the noise on 6 & 2 :). SubRx in the K3
makes it easy to listen omni and beam at the same time :).

On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, M. George wrote:

> Wayne, the NAQP RTTY contesting going on... it started at 1800Z today. It
> goes for 12 hours. There are a lot of signals on 15 meters, about half as
> many as I'm seeing on 20 meters here in Utah.
>
> Max NG7M
>
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few
>> signals.
>>
>> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please
>> drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z
>> call CQ (myself included).
>>
>> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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Dave-7

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Nothing heard near Mobile, AL. Called CQ a few times but got no response. Most recent digisonde data shows MUF of 16 MHz. That might be why we're not hearing much.

73 de dave
ab9ca/4

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> On Jul 15, 2017, at 15:04, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few signals.
>
> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z call CQ (myself included).
>
> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
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ab2tc

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

Hi,

15m totally dead here in CNY. 20m has a fairly good opening to Europe and ME.

AB2TC - Knut

Dave-7 wrote

Nothing heard near Mobile, AL. Called CQ a few times but got no response. Most recent digisonde data shows MUF of 16 MHz. That might be why we're not hearing much.

73 de dave
ab9ca/4

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 15:04, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few signals.
>
> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen, M-Z call CQ (myself included).
>
> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the air.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
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wayne burdick

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Made five solid QSOs, all to the north of my QTH (WA, OR, ID).

Now, back to chores....

Wayne
N6KR

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 1:56 PM, ab2tc <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> 15m totally dead here in CNY. 20m has a fairly good opening to Europe and
> ME.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> Dave-7 wrote
>> Nothing heard near Mobile, AL. Called CQ a few times but got no response.
>> Most recent digisonde data shows MUF of 16 MHz. That might be why we're
>> not hearing much.
>>
>> 73 de dave
>> ab9ca/4
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 15:04, Wayne Burdick <
>
>> n6kr@
>
>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few
>>> signals.
>>>
>>> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment, please
>>> drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen,
>>> M-Z call CQ (myself included).
>>>
>>> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the
>>> air.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR
>>>
>>>
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wayne burdick

Re: [KX3] Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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> Thanks, Wayne. You were a solid 559 here in Idaho. My KX3 was able to "phone home." You made my day!
>
> 73,
> John W7SAG

E.T. = Elecraft Transceiver? :)

Wayne

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na5n

Re: Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

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Wayne Burdick writes:

> Made five solid QSOs, all to the north of my QTH (WA, OR, ID).

All the ionized air must be over the west coast for north-south
propagation. Didn't hear a single signal on 15M here in NM. 20M is not
much better at the moment, but at least a few signals. Still in a mild
radiation storm from that M2 solar and proton flare Thursday night.

72, Paul NA5N/KX2
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Bob McGraw - K4TAX

New Digital Mode and K3S Frequency Accuracy

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I know many of you are a CW die hard, but have you tried the new digital
mode FT-8? It is from Joe Taylor, WSJT-X version 1.8.0-rc1. Easy to
get up and running. Specially a breeze with the K3S and its USB
communications. It makes JT-65 and other modes appear like watching
an Oak tree grow. The T/R times are 15 seconds and it decodes about 20
dB deeper than previous versions.

It also has a very nice receiver calibration mode. I find that on most
bands my K3S is reported to have less than 1/2 Hz error. {Big smile!}

73

Bob K4TAX

K3S s/n 10163

On 7/15/2017 10:21 PM, Jessie Oberreuter wrote:

>
> Max,
>
> I know the feeling. We're also in the middle of the CQ VHF
> Contest :).
>
> Wayne,
>
> Thanks for the nice qso on 15 :). It was a nice little break
> from spinning the beams and working the noise on 6 & 2 :). SubRx in
> the K3 makes it easy to listen omni and beam at the same time :).
>
>
>
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, M. George wrote:
>
>> Wayne, the NAQP RTTY contesting going on... it started at 1800Z
>> today. It
>> goes for 12 hours. There are a lot of signals on 15 meters, about
>> half as
>> many as I'm seeing on 20 meters here in Utah.
>>
>> Max NG7M
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few
>>> signals.
>>>
>>> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment,
>>> please
>>> drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L
>>> listen, M-Z
>>> call CQ (myself included).
>>>
>>> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on
>>> the air.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR
>>>
>>>
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k6dgw

Re: New Digital Mode and K3S Frequency Accuracy

Sorry, can't resist. 15 sec vs 47 sec is a 68% decrease in QSO time.
So, I only have to wait for 32% of the paint to dry? [:-)

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 7/15/17 4:05 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:

> I know many of you are a CW die hard, but have you tried the new
> digital mode FT-8? It is from Joe Taylor, WSJT-X version 1.8.0-rc1.
> Easy to get up and running. Specially a breeze with the K3S and its
> USB communications. It makes JT-65 and other modes appear like
> watching an Oak tree grow. The T/R times are 15 seconds and it
> decodes about 20 dB deeper than previous versions.
>
> It also has a very nice receiver calibration mode. I find that on
> most bands my K3S is reported to have less than 1/2 Hz error. {Big
> smile!}
>
> 73
>
> Bob K4TAX
>
> K3S s/n 10163
>
>
> On 7/15/2017 10:21 PM, Jessie Oberreuter wrote:
>>
>> Max,
>>
>> I know the feeling. We're also in the middle of the CQ VHF
>> Contest :).
>>
>> Wayne,
>>
>> Thanks for the nice qso on 15 :). It was a nice little break
>> from spinning the beams and working the noise on 6 & 2 :). SubRx in
>> the K3 makes it easy to listen omni and beam at the same time :).
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, M. George wrote:
>>
>>> Wayne, the NAQP RTTY contesting going on... it started at 1800Z
>>> today. It
>>> goes for 12 hours. There are a lot of signals on 15 meters, about
>>> half as
>>> many as I'm seeing on 20 meters here in Utah.
>>>
>>> Max NG7M
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few
>>>> signals.
>>>>
>>>> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment,
>>>> please
>>>> drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L
>>>> listen, M-Z
>>>> call CQ (myself included).
>>>>
>>>> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on
>>>> the air.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Wayne
>>>> N6KR
>>>>
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Re: New Digital Mode and K3S Frequency Accuracy

All modes have their uses and popularity.
With FT8 one may initially find it easier to use by unticking the auto sync
box ?
I have been really enjoying this new mode 😊
73
Rob G3RCE

On Jul 16, 2017 02:59, "Fred Jensen" <[hidden email]> wrote:

Sorry, can't resist. 15 sec vs 47 sec is a 68% decrease in QSO time. So,
I only have to wait for 32% of the paint to dry? [:-)

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 7/15/17 4:05 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:

> I know many of you are a CW die hard, but have you tried the new digital
> mode FT-8? It is from Joe Taylor, WSJT-X version 1.8.0-rc1. Easy to get
> up and running. Specially a breeze with the K3S and its USB
> communications. It makes JT-65 and other modes appear like watching an
> Oak tree grow. The T/R times are 15 seconds and it decodes about 20 dB
> deeper than previous versions.
>
> It also has a very nice receiver calibration mode. I find that on most
> bands my K3S is reported to have less than 1/2 Hz error. {Big smile!}
>
> 73
>
> Bob K4TAX
>
> K3S s/n 10163
>
>
> On 7/15/2017 10:21 PM, Jessie Oberreuter wrote:
>
>>
>> Max,
>>
>> I know the feeling. We're also in the middle of the CQ VHF Contest
>> :).
>>
>> Wayne,
>>
>> Thanks for the nice qso on 15 :). It was a nice little break from
>> spinning the beams and working the noise on 6 & 2 :). SubRx in the K3 makes
>> it easy to listen omni and beam at the same time :).
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, M. George wrote:
>>
>> Wayne, the NAQP RTTY contesting going on... it started at 1800Z today. It
>>> goes for 12 hours. There are a lot of signals on 15 meters, about half
>>> as
>>> many as I'm seeing on 20 meters here in Utah.
>>>
>>> Max NG7M
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Based on info from dxmaps.com, 15 meters should be open. Hearing a few
>>>> signals.
>>>>
>>>> If you’d like to participate in a 15 meter “flash mob” experiment,
>>>> please
>>>> drop by on 21040 +/- 5 kHz. Initially, callsigns ending in A-L listen,
>>>> M-Z
>>>> call CQ (myself included).
>>>>
>>>> Not a contest, no rules, no award credit, just an excuse to get on the
>>>> air.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Wayne
>>>> N6KR
>>>>
>>>>
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On 7/15/2017 6:58 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> 15 sec vs 47 sec is a 68% decrease in QSO time. So, I only have to
> wait for 32% of the paint to dry? [:-)

Hi Fred,

I spent a lot of time with FT8 yesterday in CQ VHF, and found it to be
pretty fast paced. I'd say the rate was at least as good as QRP SSB
during a DX contest! I made 47 QSOs yesterday, only one on SSB, none on
CW. The FT8 window was jumping as long as the band was open, and I'd
guess that at least half of the QSOs would not have been possible on
SSB, and many not on CW. And I picked up four new grids.

73, Jim K9YC

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Re: New Digital Mode and K3S Frequency Accuracy

Just kidding Jim, I exercised several of the WSJT modes some time back
and was amazed at the copy on signals I simply couldn't hear [although
generally, most were strong enough to hear]. With the new synth, I even
got up in the middle of the night to see if I could hear the signals
WSPR was decoding on 474 Kcs, but never heard a peep. The constrained
QSO format of JT65/JT9 and the time it took just wasn't attractive for
me. To each his own.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 7/16/17 10:28 AM, Jim Brown wrote:

> On 7/15/2017 6:58 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
>> 15 sec vs 47 sec is a 68% decrease in QSO time. So, I only have to
>> wait for 32% of the paint to dry? [:-)
>
> Hi Fred,
>
> I spent a lot of time with FT8 yesterday in CQ VHF, and found it to be
> pretty fast paced. I'd say the rate was at least as good as QRP SSB
> during a DX contest! I made 47 QSOs yesterday, only one on SSB, none
> on CW. The FT8 window was jumping as long as the band was open, and
> I'd guess that at least half of the QSOs would not have been possible
> on SSB, and many not on CW. And I picked up four new grids.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC

Christopher Hoover

Re: New Digital Mode and K3S Frequency Accuracy

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On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> it decodes about 20 dB deeper than previous versions.
>

That's not right.

FT8 can decode down to -20 dB (AWGN channel).

JT65 can decode arbitrary messages down to -24 dB (and certain messages
down to -32 dB).

JT9 is 2 db more sensitive than JT65.

73 de AI6KG
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Just a note guys, Myself and many others are on 630 meters every night.John ( WH2XIQ) and Myself (WG2XXM) made the first FT8 qso on 630 m .The mode is very fast almost to fast hi hi.Set your dial to 474.2 upper side band or digi mode , my signal will be @ 1510 hz.on the wspr water water fall.73 all Ken K5DNL/WG2XXM

On Sunday, July 16, 2017 12:53 PM, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:

Just kidding Jim, I exercised several of the WSJT modes some time back
and was amazed at the copy on signals I simply couldn't hear [although
generally, most were strong enough to hear]. With the new synth, I even
got up in the middle of the night to see if I could hear the signals
WSPR was decoding on 474 Kcs, but never heard a peep. The constrained
QSO format of JT65/JT9 and the time it took just wasn't attractive for
me. To each his own.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 7/16/17 10:28 AM, Jim Brown wrote:

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