KE0OG Answer!

I’ve been following Dave Casler KE0OG’s YouTube videos since I started ham radio. (Which was only a year ago, but still…) I really appreciate his pacing and style: many hams on YouTube have developed a more flashy, fast-talking flair, but sometimes they feel like click-bait and can get overwhelming to watch. With Dave, it feels like I’m sitting in the shack learning something from my Elmer.

On yesterday’s live-stream, Dave answered my question about FT8! I noticed that the radio transmits much more power if I use an FT8 slot around 2,000 Hz than if I use 300 Hz, and Dave pointed out that the normal SSB audio bandwidth only accepts audio frequencies between around 400 to 2,500 Hz. He didn’t say this, but it made me realize that I can change the dial frequency to effectively access those lower and higher FT8 slots, and that I really only have a little over 2 kHz of useful transmit bandwidth. Good advice, thank you!