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First, I’ll reiterate that the reason I posted what I did to the list is that I was asked to write up what I do to help mitigate a problem RCForb has producing clean signals with FT8 because several folks had been having problems doing so.?

In case I didn’t make it clear in that document, I’m new to FT8.? I have read pretty much everything I could find about it, but have learned more about operating FT8, especially via remote, from W7DXX members.? If something came across in what I posted that makes it sound like I am telling folks what they ought to do, then I apologize.? I attempted, perhaps poorly, to emphasize that I wrote up things that worked for me and that may or may not work for anyone else.

I have seen a lot of discussion on some of the boards about what the appropriate power to use on FT8 should be.? Most of those discussions seem to devolve into a bunch of folks shouting at each other.? There’s almost as many discussions about power levels on FT* as there are about whether FT8 will ruin ham radio forever.

Anyway, I do learn from others.? I think Susan was trying to tell me that perhaps running lower power, such as 5 watts, might be a better idea than trying to set power at 75 watts.? It sounds like it will be worth a try.? When I do, though, I will try my best to make sure the 5 watt signal is not distorted by RCForb.? But if there was something else you were trying to tell me, please try again, I think I missed it.

I’m not sure, but I think George was trying to tell me that extra power is not a good idea on FT8.? I can certainly understand that.? From the little bit I’ve learned, if I respond to a CQ on FT8 from someone I’d really like to contact twice without a response, I know to stop, then to set my listen to their freq.? I wait to see if I can actually ‘hear’ them, then wait for them to end their current QSO and try to contact the again.? I figure if I can’t ‘hear’ them there’s no reason for me to keep trying, and if they can’t “hear” me after a few times I know to move on.? While I know some folks might want to keep trying just using higher and higher output, I really can’t see me doing that.?? But, again, if that’s not what you were trying to tell me please let me know, sometimes I’m a little slow.

Anyway, I am more than open to suggestions anyone has that can help make be me a better operator.

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Greg-NI5W

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