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... digital modes that work even below the noise floor! So extremely long distances on extremely low power are possible


Yeah, FT8 will work fine with a signal something like 20 dB below where I can even tell that there is a person talking with SSB phone.

It'll work where morse code will not-- FT8 has on the order of 6dB over morse though obviously that depends on operator skill.




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