10m Activity This Morning

[spongella]

The CB band is open here so went down to 10m beacon bands. Heard VE, and 4, 5, and 9 land beacons. QSB on most but it's good to hear some 10m activity. 28.077 is buzzing with digital signals but not sure what they are, PSK31?

 

[Corrado]

Most likely FT8 signals.

 

[KE4EST]

Yep, that would be FT8.

 

[fred555]

FT8, thats the "get a WAS or DXCC over the weekend" mode?

I did not know what I was doing, spent 5 minutes, made 2 clicks and had a QSO from Spain and Venezuela!

 

[spongella]

PSK31 must be old fashioned I guess.

 

[KE4EST]

PSK31 must be old fashioned I guess.

Yeah, hard to find RTTY anymore.

 

[raydio]

Yeah, hard to find RTTY anymore.

I think that one of the WAS nets still has an RTTY night once a month or so...then there are always the RTTY contests but other than that, crickets -

 

[KE4EST]

I think that one of the WAS nets still has an RTTY night once a month or so...then there are always the RTTY contests but other than that, crickets -

Yeah, and it is not done the way it used to be either.

 

[raydio]

Yeah, and it is not done the way it used to be either.

Well I was not a HAM then but a SWL but was real heavy into model 19 machines with the electronic converter with the "cross" tuning display...those machines had a certain smell when they were running that was entoxicating...running through reams of paper and many ribbons...those were the days