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Wow, the FT-7 is quite the vintage rig. I'm talking about the digital mode FT8 (I mistakenly wrote it as FT-8 originally).I have an FT-7 but need an antenna although I have picked up a few with a basic wire. Only a tech so I only listen.
it was dad's, he bought it in late 70s to early 80sWow, the FT-7 is quite the vintage rig. I'm talking about the digital mode FT8 (I mistakenly wrote it as FT-8 originally).
You gotta get your general and start using it!it was dad's, he bought it in late 70s to early 80s
I’m using RumLoggerNG, I do really like GridTracker but I like the way RumLogger logs just a bit more.Keep at it. Are you using GridTracker? Just hit my WAS a month or so ago and GT helped quite a bit.
Thanks, I’ll give that a tryHamAlert
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Using this resource ^^ I was able to get the last few needed for WAS, WAZ, DXCC.... etc... I still have alerts for WAZ and 6m WAS spotted from New England.
Good luck!
UJay
That's pretty impressive. What's your setup? (especially your antenna)I have the WAS FT8 but it is from all bands, 20M is where I am closest on WAS for a single band. I use WSJT-x and Grid Tracker works well.
I have decided rather than overpower FT-8 with a super 100w signal from my TS-590 and Hustler 7BTV, I am running 5w QRP all the time for the challenge.
In the last 2 weeks from Boston MA I have worked Australia (5x) New Zealand, Fiji, Japan (8x) it is a hoot to get the South Pacific on FT8 with 5w.
Here is a map of all my 5w contacts on FT8, I have been doing it for about 1 year.
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