Questions tagged [ft8]

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For questions specifically about the FT8 mode

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What does <...> mean in FT8?

I caught this in FT8, did someone just enter <...> as their call sign or is this code for something?
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Linux Alternative Time Sync-ing for JS8 or FT8

I was learning about the time drift set and correct features of JS8Call and wondering about an alternative. Assume I have a wrist watch that loses 1 second a month and that it's been sync-ed to an NTP server manually within 500 ms or better. Is…
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FT8 in slow motion?

Do FT8 operators typically respond to very late replies for an entire QSO? (for instance, transmitting in the 3rd slot or 5th slot after a CQ, to maintain even/odd alternation, instead of the time slot immediately after the corresponding FT8…
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