I'm stuck in the old school JT65 mode of not wanting to operate split mode, not a criticism Jim. ;-) In the past JT65'ers that needed WI would call me on split mode an stalk me down until I answered,

Hey guys, remember that station that I spotted,10 103,0 RI50ANO. Just got this response on the WFF FB page: Vitaly Kuzmenko Guys and gals, I got the answer just now. Logs of RI50ANO from RFF-0154 are

The upside to "CQ FF K4IZ FM18" is that it's a standard CQ message, not a free message. It doesn't mess with the automation. My only concern is whether "FF" is too ambiguous ... but if we were to all

I just don't understand why Jason decided to add more since he isn't ready to receive logs yet. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com

My thought on this if i ever get around to trying is In the free text box where it normally is sending "call ka9jac 73" change it to "73 de KFF-xxxx" 73, 44 Bob, KA9JAC Virus-free. www.avg.com

I've run into this before with an op trying to activate. You don't want to do anything that messes up the automation. While experienced ops can cope with it the newbies and the less savvy ops will be

Not an issue for me. I have a SpotCollector filter set up too look for text strings "POTA" or "FF" on the DX Cluster. Every now and then it passes a spot with the name "Jeff" in the comments but that'

Unfortunate, but we all knew it was going to happen. Tom

The mention of young kids reminds me of an activation last summer. I remember sitting in a park in Washington State. Lake Chelan State Park, a popular spot for boaters, campers, and families wanting t

Hey there Joe, welcome to the group. I'll be looking for you on the air. De W6LEN / Jess. Sent from my iPhone

Does anyone have a list of the things that will trigger an automatic spot for various modes? -detrick K4IZ

Yeah, the cluster I am familiar with. I learned this weekend, for instance, that if you are activating a park on ssb and then sneak off to do some cw contacts but don't call CQ POTA, it will still aut

I like questions from very young kids who are not afraid to ask anything. As we age we tend to become afraid our questions will embarrass us so we dont ask. I'd say there are no stupid questions, most

Whomever thought of making this group: many thanks. I'm not a Fb user, so I've missed out hearing about other people's activations etc. Looking forward to a KFF activating filled 2018 with you all. 73

Here's an excerpt a recent email on the WSJT-X mailing list that describes the "directed CQ" thing pretty well: "Anyway, that aside, you seem to be using the free text message to send a directed CQ –

Unfortunately, no. That isn't allowed by the FT8 message format. -detrick K4IZ

Can you use CQ 44? That is one of the recommended ways WWFF gives for calling CQ.

I believe I was the one with thoughts on FT8. As a low power operator (I use a KX3), I've often had trouble making even 10 QSOs, under the old rules. It's great to say, "just go back to the park again

The other thing that is happening is that when people spot parks using just the "K" the WFF/KFF cluster won't pick it up. I am pretty pissed with this but plan to continue on the WFF / KFF site. It al

I've been asked about working FT-8 from the parks. I know the exchange is very short and you are limited on characters. How would you recommend the exchange go when using FT-8 from a park? My knowledg