On 9/13/2022 7:08 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:

What is wrong with using good old fashion SSB?  There is a lot less
headaches and computer issues to deal with.

The 20 dB advantage of FT8 over SSB to get over receive noise. That's 100 times the power. Or CW, which has a 10 dB advantage over SSB.

73, Jim K9YC