Sunday, December 7, 2014
Doing a little bit of JT65 over the weekend
When there's no big dxpeditions on and no particularly rare DX to be worked, sometimes it's nice to unwind with a bit of digital mode action. I personally like to do some PSK and occasionally some JT65 on such occasions. I find digi modes relaxing. I don't need the linear on and I can work at a fairly relaxed pace. Last night, I made a couple of QSOs on 80 metres using JT65 running just 15 watts. I was surprised at how quiet the band was. There was no DX on, but I didn't mind. Today, I was decoding JT65 on 20 metres and even made a QSO into Greece using the WSJT-X software. Here is a screen shot:
Earlier, I made a couple of ragchew QSOs on 10 metres CW, using 100 watts and my Antron 99 vertical. I had a chat with VE1DX, Paul in Halifax, and WA2DTW, Steve in Pennsylvania. I find that I can now ragchew on CW, and although I still miss words, I am much more comfortable than even a year ago.
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I've given JT-65 a go in the past and no doubt will do it again but I find it pitifully slow. 15W on JT65 might be seen as being QRO...!
ReplyDeleteI like PSK but some people need to trim down their macros. I find it a bit tedious when they tell me MY name, band, date, time, etc, totally unnecessary information...!