Begin forwarded message: > From: vu2gsm <vu2...@yahoo.com> > Date: January 16, 2018 at 04:28:11 GMT+5:30 > To: Mark van Wijk <pa...@home.nl> > Subject: Re: Topband: VU2GSM webSDR use > > Hello All, > Guess lots and lots of water has flown below the bridge ( and below the > belt!). > First place the discussion was never on Top Band and my attention was drawn > to this thread rather late. > In sum of the discussions the topic was "use of remote SDRs for receive while > in a QSO" and as usual topic veered from "for and against" and so on ending > up with "cheating". > Discussion will have to run the course and enough is enough .The gentleman > who posted my personal e mail to another ham must have had the etiquette of > seeking my permission before publishing my e mail on this thread. So much of > a talk about " right to privacy" > In between , when whole thread was not about Top Band" one gentle man in his > saintly post , offers Top Band QSO for free! on LOTW. > Whole discussion did not touch up on " legally permitted power for TX." > Here in VU it is 400w of DC in put( yes 400 w of DC input) and I have been on > TB from 2006 with that kind of power and I never crossed Asia forget about > Atlantic. > Is a QSO with a illegally( power) operating station , not using a remote SDR, > valid for a DXCC? > Discussion can be endless and many many pages can be written. At least I have > honestly stated that " supplement my receive capability with remote SDR" . > Thanks all for erudite discussions( without hearing the other party). > vu2gsm > > Kanti > > >> On Jan 15, 2018, at 15:39, Mark van Wijk <pa...@home.nl> wrote: >> >> Hi Manoj. >> >> Much appreciate your (RX antenna) efforts ! >> >> Don't worry too much about the typical negative comments, especially those on >> chat-rooms. >> >> Today's world is too much about "instant gratification at no personal >> effort". >> And self-declared know-it-all personalities :) >> >> If I cannot work you on Top-Band then it is my is my goal to slowly learn >> and >> become better, analyze my efforts&results, built, test antennas and such. >> >> In the meantime we can chat somewhere about our efforts and share learnings >> >> That is what this wonderful hobby is about. >> >> Maybe I work you this season, maybe the next, maybe in 10yrs from now. That's >> all fine and we have something to look forward to :) >> >> Good luck and enjoy ! >> >> 73 Mark, PA5MW >> >> >> >>> Op 15 januari 2018 om 6:22 schreef Manoj Ramawarrier <vu2...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am a newbie on TB and started working here only from 02 Dec 2017. I have >>> so >>> far 632 QSOs 58 DXCC entities worked and 52 confirmed on lotw. >>> Each of these QSOs, were hard, but I can proudly say I heard and worked all >>> on >>> my TX/RX. >>> >>> I have been seeing the discussion on this topic and is equally dismayed and >>> pained at the comments and conclusions implying all VU’s might be doing >>> this. >>> Please don’t generalise that all VUs and 4S7s. I understand VU is rare on TB >>> and have been getting a lot of email requests and some of them - US5WE and >>> K4PI had to really sweat it out for almost 2 weeks. >>> If websdr was the option, we would have done it on first day itself. >>> >>> There were complaints on ON4KST chat room that I don’t hear well. Fine, I >>> went >>> ahead and installed a 350 ft Beverage and I started hearing much better in >>> NNW/SSE direction. Now next is an E/W Beverage. >>> >>> If any of you want a QSO on any band/mode please feel free to contact. I use >>> lotw and will be happy to confirm your qso immediately. >>> >>> HNY & 73 >>> >>> Manoj VU2CPL >>> >>> _________________ >>> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband