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9th Aug 2020, 4:00 pm | #1 | |
Dekatron
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 5,761
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G-QRP club online convention 6 Sept 2020.
As a member of the G-QRP Club, I've received notification of this event, as other G-QRP Club members will have done, but it does state that there will be a 'special deal' for none members so I thought I've give details here in case any of the topics might be of interest to non-members:
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I don't know what is is and don't want to know, any more than I do about 'D-Star' but it does strike me as a formerly active radio amateur from a bygone era, that there are now so many bands and modes, that what little activity there is these days in dissipated in the same way that with so many digital terrestrial and satellite TV channels, the viewers and hence advertising revenues are also spread thinly. Sometimes, 'more choice' falls victim to the laws of unintended consequences. A bit like when Maplin listed every value of resistor but only had two in stock at the store. It's just a personal observation which doesn't affect me as an outsider looking in. For all I know, all bands and all modes are buzzing with activity. I hope the Convention might be of interest.
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David. BVWS Member. G-QRP Club member 1339. |
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10th Aug 2020, 10:08 am | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK.
Posts: 9,433
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Re: G-QRP club online convention 6 sept 2020
I had not heard of Ft8/FT4, found this online.
https://www.physics.princeton.edu/pu...T4_FT8_QEX.pdf Some Reading for you David.
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10th Aug 2020, 10:40 am | #3 |
Heptode
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Scratby, Norfolk, UK.
Posts: 650
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Re: G-QRP club online convention 6 Sept 2020.
Hi,
FT8 is as I understand the fastest growing mode in Amateur Radio, but like the myriad of other digital modes, - not for me! Kind regards Dave G0ELJ |