As of posting this I have been QRV from this QTH for exactly 2 years, 1 month, and 10 days. During that time, I have logged in total 9,984 QSO's on HF and 6m on all modes. Of those QSO's 84% of them have been either FT4 or FT8. I have worked 152 DXCC entities and confirmed 137 of them on the FTx modes. I have worked WAS on FT4, FT8, and on 40m, 30m, 20m, and 17m via FTx. And I am very close to 80m, 15m, 12m, and 10m. I note this not to brag, but to illustrate that most of my activity is and has been on the FTx modes. So, it makes sense to me to focus 99.9% on FTx operation for Contesting, DXing, and POTA for the foreseeable future. I will still run SSB in the November SS Phone Contest - which will account for the rest of my operating time.
I do this for the basic reason that given my living arrangements, it is the most logical mode of operation where I can be somewhat competitive on the air. If the FTx modes didn't exist, then I would probably be doing something other than ham radio.
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