13 May 2021

70cm FT8 yesterday

70cm FT8 has the potential to be a game changer. 

For a long time I have suspected that scatter modes might be better on 70cm than on 2m.  Last night there was a sort of contest.

Last evening 29 stations were spotted in 6 countries (see map) with just a 2m (144MHz) big-wheel omni antenna. 2 of these were 479km away! Imagine what would have been possible with even a small beam.

If there was regular 70cm FT8 activity I think surprising distances would be worked at any time. 

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