Fw: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: early results

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From: Joe Taylor
To: WSJT software development
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 11:30:32 -0400
Subject: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: early results
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Hi all,

Many people have asked for a list of stations heard and worked in the
Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode, held on April 7. I have attached a brief summary. It’s a plain text file containing four lists of callsigns:

1. 61 logged by W1/KH7Z in 36 minutes: rate = 61*60/36 = 102/hour

2. 55 logged by K1JT in 21 minutes: rate = 55*60/21 = 157/hour

3. 174 logged by W7/KH7Z in 60 minutes: rate = 174/hour

4. 390 unique calls copied by one or more of the three Foxes

It’s worth noting that Ned/AA7A, operator at W7/KH7Z, learned to manage his queues much more effectively as his hour progressed. After a program restart at 1532 UTC he worked 105 additional stations, a rate of 105*60/28 = 225/hour during the remaining part of the hour.

Slowly but surely, we are optimizing the software and improving our “FoxOp” skills. Further progress will definitely be possible!

For this test the three Foxes were configured as follows:

Call Grid PEP PerSlot Antenna
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W1/KH7Z FN42 500 W 20 W SteppIR at 15, az=50
K1JT FN20 100 W 4 W Dipole at 17m
W7/KH7Z DM43 500 W 20 W 3 el at 22m, az=45

— 73, Joe, K1JT

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