5 Tips to Become an FT8 Advanced Operator!

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In this video, I will show you 5 tips, that can change the way you are using FT8, from an FT8 operator to an FT8 Advanced operator.
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Tamir
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Пікірлер: 78

@user-hx6ne8ks7m 7 күн бұрын

This helps a lot. Thank you! 73 from OE

@reHamRadio 7 күн бұрын

Glad to hear, 73!

@martindrury9740 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love FT-8 and never knew all the tricks. Thanks for showing. 73

@reHamRadio 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good luck, 73.

@johnpeterson7264 10 ай бұрын

Great presentation as always ! Thanks for posting this !

@reHamRadio 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, John. 73!

@ScottBrown1406_Repair 4 жыл бұрын

WOW I used your tips to make my first contact to Alaska from South Carolina! Great stuff here!!

@reHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that 😊 thanks for your feedback, good luck, 73.

@pbrstreetgang9543 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Very informative and enjoyable. 73 OM!

@reHamRadio 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good luck, 73.

@cocoavideos 3 жыл бұрын

As a new FT-8 ham this video was very helpful, thanks for making it.

@reHamRadio 3 жыл бұрын

I'm very happy that it was helpful, good luck and thanks for your feedback, 73.

@Elephantine999 5 ай бұрын

Great overview. Thank you!

@reHamRadio 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm happy that it was helpful, 73.

@SavinoLeo 2 жыл бұрын

Great video was very helpful, thanks for making it. 73

@reHamRadio 2 жыл бұрын

I'm very happy that is was helpful, thank you, 73!

@hellominions1604 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, learning a lot here.

@reHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear, good luck! 73.

@7j1adjjoe87 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the time put into making this video. Tip1 works great for me; I move my TX freq as I am trying to get thru the QRM of other stations and may move my TX 2 or 3 times to complete the qso. This works especially well when others think I am done and can't hear my station and start calling the dx station. I got many new ones this way. I didn't understand tip 2 at first; now see it relates to ODD and Even TX/RX timeslots, and using the Tx even/1st box. So I pick the time slot to tx, (odd or even) when it is most quiet. The Android APP in tip 5 is not as useful and only works short distance WIFI and rx only. Teamviewer, for the smartphone allows you to TX from anywhere in the world. Screen is a little small but it works. Theathering a tablet works even better. Thanks again for the post.

@reHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback! I'm very happy to hear that the tips are useful and helping you with QSOs. About Tip #2, you are right. It's related to the ODD/Even periods. The idea is to transmit together, at the same time with the stronger stations, and to receive using the quieter period. The app from Tip #5 indeed will work while you're in home, using the local WiFi. And of course that remote applications like Teamviewer can help while accessing outside your local WiFi network. Thanks for sharing and good luck. 73! :)

@jackK5FIT 3 жыл бұрын

Great info!!

@reHamRadio 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, 73!

@chandansur5648 9 ай бұрын

thanks for the video.73

@reHamRadio 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, 73.

@gbpauluk 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips 👍👍

@reHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, good luck, 73.

@erents71 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful, thankyou Tamir, i'm just used wsjt-x, de Eron YB8RQQ, Celebes island / Indonesia

@reHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eron, I'm happy to hear that. I hope we can make a QSO someday. Good luck, 73.

@jps99 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thanks!!

@reHamRadio Жыл бұрын

I'm happy it was helpful, 73.

@ny6u Жыл бұрын

WSJT-X Monitor is a NEAT idea !

@reHamRadio Жыл бұрын

Indeed! :)

@JRSGandara Жыл бұрын

Very nice tips!!! Thank you! 73 from PY2JF

@reHamRadio Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Joao, 73.

@14404145 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting didn't know about this apt monitoring program. Will use it and I thank you For the FT8 tips, good job. William w2wc

@reHamRadio 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you William for your feedback, good luck.

@snowdiddley4634 3 жыл бұрын

Great video THX 74 KE8NKV

@reHamRadio 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Snow! Good luck, 73.

@parazest 3 жыл бұрын

Apparently WSJT-X Monitor not available for iPhone. Great tips on FT8!

@reHamRadio 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback Joseph. Yeah, I know and even mentioned that in the video. I talked with the developers and they are aware. It's all up to them now 🙂. Best, 73.

@massoud999 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tamir for this informative video. Take care and 73 de 4Z5UY

@reHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Massoud for your feedback. I'm happy it was informative. Good luck, 73!

@massoud999 4 жыл бұрын

@@reHamRadio שמור על עצמך ובריאות טובה לך וליקיריך de 4Z5UY 73

@reHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын

Toda :) N6JJ / 4X1YT

@NickFrom1228 6 ай бұрын

Ah the elusive Antarctic contact. I did a contact with them a while back. He didn't confirm my contact in qrz. Bummer

@reHamRadio 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, lots of us are familiar with this situation. First, patience. Then, check online if there is some information about that call sign qsl manager or some guidance. Good luck.

@che59v 4 жыл бұрын

תודה vk4bye

@reHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedbacks, Toda :)

@jaescalantel2 3 жыл бұрын

It's a good try but all the good advices you show on this video are basic to work FT8, maybe you could do create a video how to work hound mode, best 73

@reHamRadio 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jose for your feedback. It all depends on how you familiar with FT8, right? :) I do have a new video coming up soon with more tips. I'll take your idea and try to add some information about fox/hound at some point. All the best, 73.

@jaescalantel2 3 жыл бұрын

@@reHamRadio I'm looking forward to watch it!

@oa7817 3 жыл бұрын

Will this mean that digital ham radio can be tracked just like GPS in mobile phones that have WiFi access?

@reHamRadio 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure that I understand exactly the question, but I will answer that all the ham radio communications are open and transparent. Ham radio are not allowed to transmit anything that is encrypted. In addition, ham radio stations, during contacts, exchanging few types of information, one of them is their "grid square", a square unit measures approximately 70 × 100 miles. It's not accurate like a GPS but it's gives a great estimation about where the station is located. I hope that this answer your question. 73!

@oa7817 3 жыл бұрын

@@reHamRadio well I think every WiFi router have individual IP address so when you go online the internet companies can see what your' doing in real time. Take Smart TV for example the old TV in the 80s were run off satellite signal whereas smart TV today you WiFi signal. Is this what will happen with ham radio in the next 20yr it could all digital.

@oa7817 3 жыл бұрын

Because Smart TV are run off WiFi signal today that means your data can seen and used. Will this happen with digital ham radio the internet company have access to your privacy?

@reHamRadio 3 жыл бұрын

Now I understand what you where referring to, so we don't need to wait 20 years as it's already here. Ham radio are already using a mode called APRS. You can Google about it and you will find that using APRS you can add your GPS location and everyone can know your location. Ham radio can also use a device that act as an access point for DMR mode, and that means that there is a connection between your callsign and your IP, so yes, the Internet providers (ISP) can know where you are. But we need to remember that sometimes you want that your location will be exposed, as for emergency situations, so other stations can know your location if you need some help.

@ralphwilmot6351 2 жыл бұрын

@@oa7817 FT8, FT4 also TS8CALL are digital modes and like TV make much better use of the bandwidth of each band. Obviously it’s has to be over Radio and may likely be developed into voice over digital Radio. These modes take nothing away from CW, SSB or AM.

@n1kkri Жыл бұрын

I want to send CQ for a specific Country. I have tried creating a macro, or just enter in one of the 6 lines on the bottom right. When I do this I get this symbol "" with CQ_XXX in between the brackets. I can't seen to find any info in how do you do this correctly. I can see others who are doing it on my screen. I will give you the exact example. Give me an example how to type in CQ P43 xxxx FN41 xxxx would be callsign Thanks, Ken

@reHamRadio Жыл бұрын

As I understand from your example, you are doing it correctly. You do need to call CQ with the country prefix, for example "CQ P43 xxxx FN41". Can you please check if the following feature is enabled on your side? "Settings" --> "General" --> "Enable VHF/UHF/Microwave" ?

@n1kkri Жыл бұрын

@@reHamRadio I will be away from the radio but I can check that on my laptop. Why would higher frequencies have anything to do with it? Someone informed me you can't use a number, for example P43. I tried it without the numbers and it worked unfortunately there are more than one Country using P.

@reHamRadio Жыл бұрын

Checking the Enable VHF/UHF/Microwave feature, disables the wideband multi-decode capability.

@normk7nwf323 5 ай бұрын

Is there a similiar app for an Iphone or Ipad?

@reHamRadio 5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, as far as I know, for now it's only for Android.

@normk7nwf323 5 ай бұрын

Okay thanks for the reply, would sure be nice to have available for iPhone!

@LionRoars918 Жыл бұрын

Re tip 1, people are not supposed to be TXing on that stations frequency anyways. People from a certain country seem to do this incorrect operating a lot.

@reHamRadio Жыл бұрын

We as a hams, are always needs to check any frequency before use. It's true to any mode.

@jamesacland1041 Жыл бұрын

I tried using the monitor app. It was useless. I already had Gridtracker installed on my computer. After I changed the settings back in WSJT-X to get grid tracker working again, it wouldn't work. If you already have gridtracker don't use anything else unless you know how to set up other alert software to compliment it. I'm not happy I installed so you get a thumbs down. Most of the other tips I picked up on anyway just finding out by myself.