Datamodes Challenge Flavour, 1st-7th February 2020

[M1EYP]

Nice idea. We could make a sked for that.

[IW2OBX]

Thanks for this screenshot.
I didn’t know where to put the ref.
This weekend, I will try to perform my first FT8 activation.
See you on the air!
73 at All

[KK0U]

Thanks @M1EYP , that’s FT8 covered.

RTTY frequencies?

[M1EYP]

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+are+the+rtty+frequencies%3F&s=l

[LB4FH]

I will most likely be active from Saturday morning from LA/RL-011. If I go, it’ll be JS8call / FT8 on 80 and 40 meters, that should work great with northern Europe and UK. I’ll post an alert on Sotawatch when I know for sure.

[KK0U]

@M1EYP

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+are+the+rtty+frequencies%3F&s=l

Nice.

Specifically, what I meant was “are there specific frequencies that SOTA folks use for RTTY”?

[VK3ARR]

There’s few enough chasers around that Digi modes seem to stick to the normal watering holes for each mode and grab any QSO they can

[VK2HRX]

I was planning on chasing. Did a few FT-8 exchanges yesterday on 20 and 40m so I know the gear at home works. (IC-9100 into a fan dipole).

I don’t see many alerts up though. Maybe they will come as “informational” spots a bit before when it all gets going?

Compton

[2E0AGB]

Prefer FT8 in this but I have never yet managed to get any contacts on SOTA…but will keep trying.
Nope won’t bother again…

73 Allen

[F5LKW]

Thanks Tom for QSO
73 QRO Roger

[M1EYP]

80m FT8 S2S with Simon G4TJC - VFB!

[MM0FMF]

Apparently VK was worked short path on 12m FT8 from GW-land this weekend.

[G4TJC]

Thanks for S2S Tom. First time for me I think.

My least favourite SOTA picture? Don’t look too closely or you’ll see the litter!

[IW2OBX]

Hi Guys,
I activated I/LO-252 in ft8 with 9 qsos, it was my first ft8 activation.
more details 02/02/2020 I/LO-234, 250, 252 IK2LEY & IW2OBX

Many spots but only a few european qsos,
40mt

!
30mt

20mt

thanks at All Chasers!
73

[KK0U]

Ah, FT8 was a bust for my activation today. Whereas the trusty little Netbook was good for a couple of test QSOs Friday night, today in the field Ubuntu decided the audio subsystem should take the day off :(. I tried, but no joy.

73, Jim KK0U

[VE6VID]

I flailed at it today on FT8 20 metres with success (9 contacts) but so much more to learn about WSJT-X.

Malen
VE6VID

[DB4LL]

I plan to be active in PSK31 and FT8 this Wednesday 05-Feb, sometime between 8:00 and 12:00 UTC. Plan is to activate 2 summits in DM/BM association, on 40m and/or 20m. Alert will follow, will also spot when QRV.

73 de Thomas DB4LL

[F5LKW]

Tnx Simon for QSO
73 Roger

[F5LKW]

I failed QSO with G4AZS/P cosly I always heard that FT8 doesn’t need any operator.
Then I had to leave my shack and I was sure to valid the QSO.
When I came back I could see my mistake.
If you want to succeed QSO, you have to be in front your equipment
73

[LB4FH]

I heard you and tried calling S2S on FT8, but you were very weak

Operated from LA/RL-065 Vardafjellet, and got 8 digi in the log (7 FT8 and 1 JS8call)