tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90004726257454098752024-03-13T18:21:09.671+02:00SV5DKL Amateur Radio BlogThis blog is dedicated to specific aspects of Amateur Radio, such as DXing, Contesting, Morse Code, Operating Techniques, Technological Innovations, Antenna improvements and performance, etc.
Plus news about my Radio station and my accomplishments. No particular policy on the posts, but no politics/religion/irrelevant posts will be tolerated. Respect this and be respected. 73 from Rhodes Island, Dodecanese.Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-9867647241624095702021-01-17T20:35:00.003+02:002021-01-17T20:35:59.853+02:00Worked All Germany 2020 Contest Certificate ... that was fun!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_odZcjYgX_Y/YASDY8wAdNI/AAAAAAAAV5c/BCAT3Lpa70cn88Angaztgs_58j4ceVWIACLcBGAsYHQ/s842/Worked%2BAll%2BGermany%2B2020%2B-%2BSOCWHP%2B-%2BSV5DKL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="595" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_odZcjYgX_Y/YASDY8wAdNI/AAAAAAAAV5c/BCAT3Lpa70cn88Angaztgs_58j4ceVWIACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/Worked%2BAll%2BGermany%2B2020%2B-%2BSOCWHP%2B-%2BSV5DKL.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-56964972843020045552021-01-11T13:24:00.005+02:002021-01-11T14:26:52.465+02:00No More Funny Transmission operations on HF for SV5DKL!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I guess most of you are well-aware of my views on FTx modes, set back in early 2018:</span></p><p><a href="https://sv5dkl.blogspot.com/2018/04/sv5dkl-statement-regarding-ft8-amateur.html"><span style="font-family: verdana;">https://sv5dkl.blogspot.com/2018/04/sv5dkl-statement-regarding-ft8-amateur.html</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had quite early stated that on Dec. 31st, 2020 I'd make my last FTx communications on HF, and I kept my word!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since the initial release of these time-synced modes, and the rapidly growing popularity they gained among everyday HF DXers and casual HF operators, due to their simplicity and already great level of automation, thus making the "QSO" procedure easier than copying a file from one folder to another, it was just a matter of time before high profile awards, like the DXCC, the WAS, the WPX, but also the lower profile ones, lost their prestige.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the other hand, the cashiers of awarding organizations started experiencing increasing money flows, which led to even more marketing of FTx modes. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to tune around the Amateur HF bands, and finding no signals other than Funny Transmissions, with one's RX s-meter peaking s9+.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have to be fair. FTx modes attracted not only new hams, or even the more experienced ones, but also brought back the interest to the ones that had abandoned our hobby for years. This can only be considered as a plus.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll stick to the opinions mentioned in my post from 2018, pointing out that the initial purpose of the modes supported by the original developers suite, was the Weak Signals, and work for VHF/UHF and higher, in particular.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, these modes are *just* what is needed to experiment and test the various propagation modes on that spectrums. But, stocking "QSOs" with them on HF bands, that could otherwise be possible with the classic, more humane modes, such as CW or SSB, finds no place in my books.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Moreover, it is now obvious that many new hams, who have entered our wireless world and directly fell into the Funny Transmissions pandemic, are more or less, technically incompetent and lack some very basic skills an Amateur Radio Operator is supposed to exhibit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Where is this leading us as Radio Operators? I leave this as food for thought, for everyone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've fully automated my FTx operations, from the beginning till the end. With custom coding, lots of filtering options, smart algorithms to avoid "broken" or "lost" QSOs, always having in mind station safety - avoiding TX with high VSWR, online ALC level control, and others. Then, I let the system fly by itself, working completely unattended, while I was enjoying life, and it worked flawlessly till the end. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But, there's no point in running an expensive amateur radio station round the clock like this; it gave me no joy; it stopped being a hobby and I came to the point of losing interest in my shack. I just checked my FTx Robot's performance each day, and that's that!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, here we are, getting back into "sanity road", and waving goodbye to all Funny Transmission modes on HF. You will only find SV5DKL on the air onwards, in CW, SSB and RTTY, not only in contests, but in casual everyday QSOs.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some facts about the performance of my unattended, FTx Robot operations, till 31.12.2020:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hbuNr6uSM38/X_wy8O0JojI/AAAAAAAAV1Y/hyGeGA-K5Qkcm62fstjDw3cxx0ZByfvMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s180/Logbook_OutBox%2BSelector%2B-%2BeQSL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="127" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hbuNr6uSM38/X_wy8O0JojI/AAAAAAAAV1Y/hyGeGA-K5Qkcm62fstjDw3cxx0ZByfvMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w283-h400/Logbook_OutBox%2BSelector%2B-%2BeQSL.jpg" width="283" /></a> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FV632W5TDFU/X_wy-8UftjI/AAAAAAAAV1c/C0W-eYoktC0CvTLj5-ZhaV-Rq02C6K9PACLcBGAsYHQ/s612/DXCC%2BTimelines%2Bfor%2BSV5DKL%2Band%2Blinked%2Bcallsigns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="509" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FV632W5TDFU/X_wy-8UftjI/AAAAAAAAV1c/C0W-eYoktC0CvTLj5-ZhaV-Rq02C6K9PACLcBGAsYHQ/w533-h640/DXCC%2BTimelines%2Bfor%2BSV5DKL%2Band%2Blinked%2Bcallsigns.jpg" width="533" /> </a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9q2EZ5Q3l8/X_wzBiS-7uI/AAAAAAAAV1k/EptDoC-tregmcqttryQkDwbGlwLc7tV3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s689/anydesk00001.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="689" height="438" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9q2EZ5Q3l8/X_wzBiS-7uI/AAAAAAAAV1k/EptDoC-tregmcqttryQkDwbGlwLc7tV3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h438/anydesk00001.png" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFBeGnVfR-8/X_wzAVCbvaI/AAAAAAAAV1g/W57AuInk-UAehOb6NqnBZA96T0cNsgGtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s509/Your%2BLogbook%2BWAS%2BAward%2BAccount.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="509" height="524" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFBeGnVfR-8/X_wzAVCbvaI/AAAAAAAAV1g/W57AuInk-UAehOb6NqnBZA96T0cNsgGtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h524/Your%2BLogbook%2BWAS%2BAward%2BAccount.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">ALL OF THE ABOVE "ACCOMPLISHMENTS" REQUIRED JUST 1 HF TRANSCEIVER RUNNING AT 45W, A 3EL. TRAPPED 10-15-20 YAGI, AND AN INVERTED-L BASE COUPLED FOR THE REST OF HF BANDS ... IN JUST 2.5 YEARS ... WITH NO HUMAN INTERACTION. MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR AN AVERAGE OP, RIGHT?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">LET'S ALL PROTECT OUR ALLOCATED HF SPECTRUMS, BY INVESTING MORE TIME ON HUMAN MODES, SUCH AS SSB AND CW. THEY ARE MORE FUN, ANYWAY.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">IN THE END, EVERYONE IS FREE TO ENJOY OUR HOBBY BY WHATEVER WAY ONE FEELS FINE WITH, LET'S JUST NOT FORGET THE SKILLS AND TECHNICAL BACKGROUND WE'VE ACQUIRED OVER TIME, AND WASTE THEM, MAKING THE CLASSICAL MODES OBSOLETE.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">73 & CU ON AIR</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stathis, SV5DKL<br /></span></p><p></p>Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-80384767801456155262020-10-27T08:18:00.001+02:002020-10-27T08:18:03.590+02:00DARC Team SES 2020 Award<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ATb7M5bnQjk/X5e7Rz278vI/AAAAAAAAUu4/CDxO_WA7uD0NgoqrXckf9rwqN25r13eYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s842/DARC%2BTeam%2BSES%2B2020%2B-%2BNr.%2B0086%2B-%2B26102020%2B-%2BMixed%2B-%2BSV5DKL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="842" height="452" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ATb7M5bnQjk/X5e7Rz278vI/AAAAAAAAUu4/CDxO_WA7uD0NgoqrXckf9rwqN25r13eYwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h452/DARC%2BTeam%2BSES%2B2020%2B-%2BNr.%2B0086%2B-%2B26102020%2B-%2BMixed%2B-%2BSV5DKL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-1792283117113016422020-09-02T10:24:00.004+03:002020-09-02T10:24:55.718+03:00CQ WPX SSB 2020 Certificate<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHgtyFLjcH0/X09IbhHoorI/AAAAAAAAT94/lzcxg0aS23E3aUL1N2C49nH2a4dOB8OuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/CQ%2BWPX%2BSSB%2B2020%2B-%2BSOSB20%2528A%2529_LP%2B-%2BSV5DKL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="2048" height="452" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHgtyFLjcH0/X09IbhHoorI/AAAAAAAAT94/lzcxg0aS23E3aUL1N2C49nH2a4dOB8OuwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h452/CQ%2BWPX%2BSSB%2B2020%2B-%2BSOSB20%2528A%2529_LP%2B-%2BSV5DKL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-84756050566494760772020-08-29T15:39:00.006+03:002020-08-29T15:39:49.616+03:00WA-EU-10 Bands Diplom - 1st ever 10 Bands awarded!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9L6_LWjoco/X0pMdF-viuI/AAAAAAAAT2U/-NF43uYqAV8YvD3VSJKqiUiAqiXTi64uACLcBGAsYHQ/s842/Diplom-WA-EU-10-0001-Mixed-SV5DKL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="842" height="452" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9L6_LWjoco/X0pMdF-viuI/AAAAAAAAT2U/-NF43uYqAV8YvD3VSJKqiUiAqiXTi64uACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h452/Diplom-WA-EU-10-0001-Mixed-SV5DKL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-27899330269830339482020-07-13T22:00:00.000+03:002020-07-13T22:00:07.019+03:00DXCC Statistics - July '20 Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After a couple of years, it was time to update my DXCC Statistics for my</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While my SV1DKL totals haven't improved significanty, I've had better results</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I proudly confirm that all my awarded DXCC credits until today, come from </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's a really hard way onwards, aiming for DXCC HR and, even worse, DeSoto</span></div>
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Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-30071939518545511212020-07-07T15:25:00.004+03:002020-07-07T15:26:40.940+03:00FT8 / FT4 Robotic QSO Software New Version is now available<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-53703920359181376612019-01-02T11:04:00.002+02:002019-01-02T11:04:41.621+02:00DARC VOTA Awards complete !!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the following Awards, DARC VOTA program has been completed for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Gold and Platin classes have been very hard to achieve, but it was quite a joyful event anyway.</span><br />
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Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-68035609273484309842019-01-02T10:30:00.002+02:002019-01-02T10:30:32.526+02:00Europa Diplom Honor Roll - 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13091712902799867201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000472625745409875.post-32226229141637444692018-04-17T14:49:00.000+03:002018-04-17T15:18:21.453+03:00SV5DKL - Statement Regarding FT8 Amateur Radio Mode<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">17th April
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REGARDING FT8 AMATEUR RADIO MODE </span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">as included
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">by Stathis
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Amateur Radio Service is a technical and experimental radio service. On
the basis of exploration, innovation and experimentation, WSJT software suite
development group, led by Dr. J. Taylor, K1JT, developed several digital modes,
most of them requiring accurate time-syncing between two correspondents' computers
to operate properly, with minimal exchange information needed for a 2-way QSO
to be considered complete. Main purpose of WSJT development group was to
provide new modes, destined for Weak Signals work, especially for VHF
frequencies and higher. Weak Signals are signals that are, most of the times,
inaudible and are discernible by WSJT software, even a couple of dozen decibels
below receiver's noise floor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In mid-2017, WSJT-X freeware software came out with a new, innovative, fast,
digital mode called FT8, heavily relying on PC2PC handshake half-duplex communication.
FT8 is now widely considered a very good digital mode for experimentation, with
regard to the main purpose of the development team.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">FT8, due to its speed, performance and ease of operation, quickly
attracted masses of hams, particularly on HF bands, and was (and still is!) thoroughly
supported by a large number of organizations, such as ARRL, Clublog, eQSL.cc,
Digital Amateur Radio Clubs, National Amateur Radio Unions, individual hams,
etc. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">FT8's initial popularity was such, that just over a month after its
appearance, was accepted by ARRL's LoTW and FT8 QSOs began being valid for ARRL's
Digital DXCC Award Programme. Nowadays, several other award issuers and contest
organizers accept also FT8 QSOs. FT8 and its future forms will be with us for
many more years to come. Ham Radio is evolving in parallel to technology and
perspectives, along with its operators.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">FT8 operation through WSJT-X software suite already supports almost 100%
fully automatic operation, by enabling "Auto Seq" and "Call
1st" options in the main window, for a station that is only calling CQ. An
operator is only required to initially start 1st CQ transmission, and at the
end of a QSO, just to click once to log the QSO data, and again, to click once
more, to re-enable TX, so as to continue with the next CQ call. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">IMHO, this availability tends to make a human operator obsolete. The
"human touch" given with these 2 mouse clicks (or taps!) required,
had better not been there at all. To me, it's obvious that this "human
touch" is there, just to pay respect to US FCC's Part 97 and related
regulations, that prohibit leaving an automated digital station operating
unattended, under certain provisions. However, this is not the case in all
countries' legislation ...<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ultimately, it was just a matter of time before curiosity, ambition and
the joy of experimenting would lead to fully automatic operation, by bypassing
these 2 steps.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A number of well-known stations, from Slovenia, New Zealand, Germany,
UK, Croatia, had already tampered with the source code of the open-source
WSJT-X software project, compiling their own versions, running their FT8
"hambots" 24/7 on HF/VHF bands. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On that same basis of exploration, innovation and experimentation, but
with respect to WSJT development group work, I managed to set up a fully
automatic, working unattended, FT8 CQing Robot, not altering the original
source code in any way, using a 3rd party application that is very powerful
with macro commands. It was really so easy !! After having tested it for
approx. 5 months, the results were pretty astounding. 13500 FT8 QSOs were made,
with no human effort, just with one transceiver, just with 40 Watts out. 153
DXCC countries were worked, 139 already confirmed in eQSL & LoTW. Well,
that wasn't fair! Thoughts emerged of someone running multiple hambots to
multiple antennas, simultaneously, DXpeditions requiring less operators (so
less costs), due to having 24/7 tireless operators in a laptop, accomplishments
made with no real effort ...</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was just outraging. And all of those bot QSOs would count as anything
for awarding, etc., in particular for one's DXCC Digital.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That is the main reason I've decided to publish a tutorial on how to set
up such a FT8 Robot, in order to show it is so easy & doable, challenge
others to get it and take it steps ahead, and prove that there really is no
need to award performances, such as two computers handshaking. Note that in my
tutorial, I never urged anyone not to adhere to their countries laws or
regulations, by usage of such system. Also, note that in SV, automated,
unmanned stations are perfectly defined <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in
our Amateur Radio legislation, in definition of "Station", under
clause 6.4<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of course, growing attraction to FT8 required a measurement of one's
accomplishments. Absolutely understandable. That should be done on a separate principle,
and not mix it up with the rest of non time-synced, digital modes. Or, not do
it at all and keep it for experimenting only. IMHO ...<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's the link to said tutorial video:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJyxYi4I8Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJyxYi4I8Q</a></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">WSJT development group reacted to this, by inserting in WSJT-X
development code, between 5. and 7. February 2018 (Sourceforge commits #r8457
to #r8468), a blacklist statement for my personal callsign (SV5DKL), which if
released, would prevent me (and only me!) from using FT8 DXpedition mode. Here
are the links:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8457/">https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8457/</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8458/">https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8458/</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8458/"></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8458/"></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8458/"></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8458/"></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8458/"></a><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8458/">3</a>.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8463/">https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8463/</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8463/"></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8463/"></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8463/"></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8463/"></a><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8463/">4</a>.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8468/">https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/8468/</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An official response to why & how this occurred derived from Dr. Joe
Taylor, K1JT, himself, through Sourceforge's WSJT mailing list:</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span><br />
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/36294070/">https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/36294070/</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What I realized out of this is that the distance from social behavior to
anti-social behavior is just 2 mouse clicks (or taps!) away ...</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Having given some thought about how this issue has evolved and given the
following facts:</span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">FT8 is currently the most popular
amateur radio mode worldwide</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">WSJT
development group, led by K1JT, is putting some serious efforts and resources
in WSJT-X freeware, open-source project<br />
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can never have a fair confrontation with a Nobel laureate scientist<br />
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I
am considered a "menace" for FT8, by the development group<br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ARRL has already issued too many
award credits for FT8 QSOs, for their DXCC Digital Award Programme</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>D E C I D E D<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There will be no more public
challenging of WSJT-X developers from my side, regarding FT8</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My tutorial video on how to set up
your FT8 Robot will remain on Youtube under public access</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There will be no further posting or
criticism regarding FT8 performance from my side</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I will continue to work silently
towards further AI automation procedures in FT8 operation, in particular with
DXpedition mode</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SV5DKL FT8 Robot will continue
roaming HF/50 Mhz bands. Whenever you work it, rest assured it's a Robot</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I will provide whatever technical
help I can to any DXpedition that may wish to have a fully automated FT8
DXpedition mode FoxBot (or more)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well, after having published my video tutorial on how to set up a fully automated, working unattended FT8 robot (<a href="https://www.google.gr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj81_mbzrvZAhWDWiwKHdhUCT0QtwIIKjAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbyJyxYi4I8Q&usg=AOvVaw1fEtnNeU2o5yot4S1jJ7Lk">link</a>), and after that witnessing hordes of so-called "Hambots" roaming the bands, I thought my part of the job was done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just recently, a newsflash came out, informing of the development of the new "DXpedition Mode" version of FT8, implemented in soon-to-come release of WSJT-X ver. 1.9.0-rc1 (<a href="https://dx-world.net/ft8-dxpedition-mode/">link</a>). After reading the complementary guide about it (<a href="http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT8_DXpedition_Mode.pdf">link</a>), I realized that although the new possibilities will be endless, we are all going to witness a major liddom conquering the digital spectrum of the amateur radio bands. As many point out in this eHam's Digital forum post (https://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php/topic,115948.0.html), things will get rough on FT8 QRGs, unless the allocated bandwidth spreads out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">From what I understand, there is a strong tendency to overpopulate digital mode users, in order to overexpand the use of digital modes, restricting at the same time bandwidths of other modes. With today's frequency limitations, FT8 frequencies are going to become useless, when the new version of WSJT-X comes out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just imagine infinite "Hambots" calling CQ, responding to and logging multiple contacts for ever, under the new principle ... it would only take 2 or 3 Lids to fill up the allocated FT8 bandwidth !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wayne - N6KR , Dan - KB6NU and Jose - N2LRB have really put together my clouds of thoughts with their articles, which you can read here:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.kb6nu.com/cw-ft8-de-n6kr/</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.kb6nu.com/ft-8-im-not-really-feeling-magic/</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.n2lrb.com/index.php/Articles/Aview/ft8_digital_mode</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can feel Dan when he writes "</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s been fun to try something new, but to be honest, I’m not really feeling the magic." & "</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Part of it is that I don’t feel like I’m really doing anything".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It really is very much to do about nothing !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In order to add to this, I have already started setting up another fully automated, working unattended FT8 robot, which will only work S&P, rather than just call CQ and log contacts. This will be working as per each user's filtered wishes. It will have the option i.e. to work just new bandslots,or a specific callsign (e.g. DXpedition), or new WAS per band, or new WPX prefixes, or specific world areas, or ... whatever. It will be almost 100% customizable to the way an operator "behaves" on air, like calling on split frequency, number of times to call before trying again, wait if another caller gets his chance first (or not!), or call only stations received with signals lower/higher than -xx db, etc. It will also be using PSKReporter spotting, DXCluster spots, or any other custom spotting alert system, to adjust radio's VFO frequency accordingly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Final results of 2017's RSGB IOTA Contest are out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Using my special callsign SX5R, I managed to finish 3rd in my category.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Judging from the results, for 2018 I shall modify my operating strategy and</span><br />
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