Upcoming FT8 DX Contest
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Richard Kennedy
Hello GAPA'ians:
This is the first real FT8 only DX contest sponsored by the European FT8 Club, and an opportunity to pickup some new grids/prefixes !
Here is the link for the rules, hours, exchange, etc. : FT8 DX Contest
You don't have to 'enter the contest and submit a score' to play - you can simply monitor and pick out those stations/grids that you want to contact.
Additionally, propagation has been open the last two weekends on 15M (and some on 10M) to South America. I managed to pick up two new grids in Brazil.
GL, 73, Rich, K3VAT
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Kermit Lehman
What frequency sub-bands are to be used? I didn't see anything in a quick look at the rules.
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73,
Ken, AB1J
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From: Richard Kennedy <astro_va@...> To: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> Sent: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 6:33 pm Subject: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest
Hello GAPA'ians:
This is the first real FT8 only DX contest sponsored by the European FT8 Club, and an opportunity to pickup some new grids/prefixes !
Here is the link for the rules, hours, exchange, etc. : FT8 DX Contest
You don't have to 'enter the contest and submit a score' to play - you can simply monitor and pick out those stations/grids that you want to contact.
Additionally, propagation has been open the last two weekends on 15M (and some on 10M) to South America. I managed to pick up two new grids in Brazil.
GL, 73, Rich, K3VAT
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Richard Kennedy
FT8 DX Contest 2019Rules 1 – Date Begins: 13-April-2019 | 12:00 UTC 2 – Bands and mode 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters on FT8 mode. Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once per band.
From: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> on behalf of Kermit Lehman via Groups.Io <ktfrog007@...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 7:08 PM To: GAPA@groups.io Subject: Re: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest What frequency sub-bands are to be used? I didn't see anything in a quick look at the rules.
73,
Ken, AB1J
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Kennedy <astro_va@...> To: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> Sent: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 6:33 pm Subject: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest
Hello GAPA'ians:
This is the first real FT8 only DX contest sponsored by the European FT8 Club, and an opportunity to pickup some new grids/prefixes !
Here is the link for the rules, hours, exchange, etc. : FT8 DX Contest
You don't have to 'enter the contest and submit a score' to play - you can simply monitor and pick out those stations/grids that you want to contact.
Additionally, propagation has been open the last two weekends on 15M (and some on 10M) to South America. I managed to pick up two new grids in Brazil.
GL, 73, Rich, K3VAT
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Kermit Lehman
So, what sub-bands? They would be wise not to use the normal FT8 frequencies.
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73,
Ken, AB1J
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From: Richard Kennedy <astro_va@...> To: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> Sent: Thu, Apr 11, 2019 12:41 am Subject: Re: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest FT8 DX Contest 2019Rules
1 – Date
Begins: 13-April-2019 | 12:00 UTC
Ends: 14-April-2019 | 12:00 UTC 2 – Bands and mode
80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters on FT8 mode.
Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once per band.
From: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> on behalf of Kermit Lehman via Groups.Io <ktfrog007@...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 7:08 PM To: GAPA@groups.io Subject: Re: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest What frequency sub-bands are to be used? I didn't see anything in a quick look at the rules.
73,
Ken, AB1J
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Kennedy <astro_va@...> To: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> Sent: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 6:33 pm Subject: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest
Hello GAPA'ians:
This is the first real FT8 only DX contest sponsored by the European FT8 Club, and an opportunity to pickup some new grids/prefixes !
Here is the link for the rules, hours, exchange, etc. : FT8 DX Contest
You don't have to 'enter the contest and submit a score' to play - you can simply monitor and pick out those stations/grids that you want to contact.
Additionally, propagation has been open the last two weekends on 15M (and some on 10M) to South America. I managed to pick up two new grids in Brazil.
GL, 73, Rich, K3VAT
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Richard Kennedy
Ken,
For this FT8 activity (and virtually all other special event stations), there are no explicitly defined 'sub-bands', just the conventional recommended frequencies as listed in the K1JT WSJTx protocols what you refer to as 'normal'.
DXPeditions and other special event station will often use 'secondary digital windows' and this information appears on their websites. I might add that, by recent convention, these 'secondary digital windows' are for Fox/Hound operations, although I've seen
DX stations using standard FT8 (non-F/H) in these windows.
I do agree with you that a contest of this nature should have a recommended window of operational frequencies specific to their contest, but the EU FT8 Club did not do this. Thus, we'll most likely see these FT8 DX Contest stations mixed throughout the conventional/standard
frequency windows.
GL, 73, Rich, K3VAT
From: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> on behalf of Kermit Lehman via Groups.Io <ktfrog007@...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 10:14 PM To: GAPA@groups.io Subject: Re: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest So, what sub-bands? They would be wise not to use the normal FT8 frequencies.
73,
Ken, AB1J
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Kennedy <astro_va@...> To: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> Sent: Thu, Apr 11, 2019 12:41 am Subject: Re: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest FT8 DX Contest 2019Rules
1 – Date
Begins: 13-April-2019 | 12:00 UTC
Ends: 14-April-2019 | 12:00 UTC 2 – Bands and mode
80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters on FT8 mode.
Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once per band.
From: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> on behalf of Kermit Lehman via Groups.Io <ktfrog007@...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 7:08 PM To: GAPA@groups.io Subject: Re: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest What frequency sub-bands are to be used? I didn't see anything in a quick look at the rules.
73,
Ken, AB1J
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Kennedy <astro_va@...> To: GAPA@groups.io <GAPA@groups.io> Sent: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 6:33 pm Subject: [GAPA] Upcoming FT8 DX Contest
Hello GAPA'ians:
This is the first real FT8 only DX contest sponsored by the European FT8 Club, and an opportunity to pickup some new grids/prefixes !
Here is the link for the rules, hours, exchange, etc. : FT8 DX Contest
You don't have to 'enter the contest and submit a score' to play - you can simply monitor and pick out those stations/grids that you want to contact.
Additionally, propagation has been open the last two weekends on 15M (and some on 10M) to South America. I managed to pick up two new grids in Brazil.
GL, 73, Rich, K3VAT
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