FT8 used for record-breaking 432 MHz contacts

On Saturday morning, Dec 28, there were at least two record-breaking 432 MHz contacts of 4163 km and then 4544 km using the popular digital mode FT8

The Netherlands Ham News service reported that at 0900 GMT on Saturday, December 28 a troposcatter contact was made between D41CV on the Cape Verde islands and EI3KD in Carrigaline, County Cork, Eire over a distance of 4163 kilometers using FT8.

This was followed by tweet from the @DC4_team that at 1108 GMT on December 28 GM3SEK successfully completed a 4544 km 432 MHz FT8 contact with D41CV
https://twitter.com/D4C_team/status/1210885272214355969

Read the Ham News story in Google English at
https://tinyurl.com/NetherlandsHamNews