ZS8W Stats.
I took a peak at the updated Log Stats from ZS8W a bit ago.
Well before the operation commenced in my April 19 post “ZS8W Marion Island By YL2GM“, I predicted, “My guess they’ll be a little CW, almost no SSB and over 85 to 90% lazy computer scripted text messaging. Anybody that thinks different would you like to place a bet (or two)?”
4 days into the activation here are the numbers:
56 from North America made it into the ZS8W log on CW. 56 of 2,020 NA Q’s is 2.8%. That’s 97.2% on computer TXT FT8 for NA. Overall NA has worked ZS8W on CW one half of 1%. 56 NA CW out of 9,957 Q’s is 00.56%.
Total of 9,957 Q’s so far = 93.5% TXT. 6.5% CW. 0.0% SSB.
Care to guess the percentages of the next 10,000 Q’s? (hint $$$)
N0UN
Sad to see the loss of human communications. I consider FT8 another form of artificial intelligence.
I haerd him work you yesterday morning. I tried like hell but the spread was over 25 Kc with little chance for my modest station. I looked at the SA Agulhas II SNAP schedule and they are scheduled to depart on May 15, not later like some news says. And now news reports he will not be active for the next 3 days. So he arrived days later than scheduled plus 3 days off now plus all FT puls a day or two to load and depart earlier than news means even less chances to work him on CW. This has turned into a big big disappointment for those needing CW. 73, CDX