What’s a QSO?
What’s a QSO? A QSO is another word for “contact,” as in “I made 783 QSOs during Field Day last year!” or “Making QSOs with European stations was difficult during the contest.”
What is a good signal Report on FT8?
The S9 level corresponds to that what is popularly considered a good signal and is equivalent to 50.2 µV, or -73 dBm.
Does FT8 require Internet?
However the criticism of FT8 requiring an Internet connection is a bit different. Most weak signal modes require synchronization of computer clocks to a time standard. Typically, this is done over the Internet. This synchronization could be done over the radio, such as with a WWV receiver.
When was FT8 created?
FT8 was introduced in July 2017 with version 1.8 of the software package WSJT-X [1, 2]. It quickly gained world-wide popularity, by some measures soon accounting for a large fraction of all ham radio activity on the high frequency (HF) bands [3].
