The QSL card featured confirms a radio-teletype contact I had with a Taiwanese station on 26th February 2017. This is my one and only teletype contact. I used the Ham Radio Deluxe software package for log-keeping. The package also includes various communications programs for computer sending and receiving of morse-code, rtty and use of amateur satellites.
I typed in a CQ call, repeated three times, wound back the power of my transmitter (rtty is a key down methodology and I treated my radio as I was was transmitting FT8 or even AM), Imagine my surprise when my first call was answered by James, BX2AAA – the 15 metrre band was quiet, or so I thought! Signals were 599 both ways.
My reservation about rtty and FT4 is that they both require the operator to have reasonable typing skills, including accuracy. I don’t qualify. I have been around the sun 84 times and I have a health condition that is not working in my best interests. I will stick with radio telephony and radio telegraphy, that is, voice and morse code (cw) using a paddle.
Thanks Grant (VK5GR) for the encouragement.
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hi John, I think you will find that the typing required for FT8 is not even a callsign as all you have to do is select the station to be called with your mouse. logging is automatic. I have been using my home station in remote mode and the FT8/4 application on my ipad allows me to make ft8 and ft4 contacts without doing any typing. This might encourage you to retry FT8/4. I still prefer CW and SSB but when all else fails ft8 can give you contacts. 73 Andrew
Hi John,
Nice to speak with you on the phone today as always.
FT4 is just ‘FT8 on steroids’ – twice as quick.
Same auto generated messages as FT8. Give it a go, it is a lot of fun.
73,
Paul VK5PAS.