Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

Hi Jim, This was very nicely illustrated earlier today by Phil Frost, W8II at https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/13379/are-qrp-transceivers-only-meant-for-cw-communication 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 5:00 PM Jim Brown wrote: > ... The bottom line is that FT8 (and other

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

Greetings Top Band, I guess I’m truly an old fart, now in my 54^th year as a ham. I’ve done contests, EME, Dxing, RTTY, Fast Scan and slow scan TV and still build a lot of my equipment. I do find the lack of CW activity frustrating. It’s not just 160m it’s all bands. I operate primarily

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

Steve, You have summed it up perfectly. Perhaps it will be FT8 that will keep Amateur Radio alive with the new "smart-device-bound, multi-tasking, app-addicted" generation. Times change. TKS and 73, George, AA7JV/C6AGU PS: I just did some checking of the QSO statistics from the KH1 Baker

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

Here are my thoughts on FACT vs FICTION regarding FT-8 and CW on 160m. (These thoughts relate to working DX…not “local” NA stations) FICTION: "All the DX has moved to FT8 on 160m like it did on 6m". FACT: On 160m this winter season from September till now (9 months) at VE6WZ I have made 926 CW

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

Thank you all! Many site views. Especially from the USA. == As for Goncharsky, we feel sorry for him. --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua uy0zg писал 2019-04-23 14:29: Hi All Victor you need to stop listening to dx via the internet! When will you make an RX antenna? The

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 196, Issue 22

Andy, et al. . . I will try to be more diligent about getting on with my modest off-season antenna system. 73. . . Dave, W0FLS -Original Message- From: Andree DL8LAS via Topband Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11:50 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Topband

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 196, Issue 22

Hey topbanders, I am also every morning 2:30 UTC  on 160m CW, check at first W1AW beacon  1802,5 Mhz. Signal is mostly clear RST 559. Than i call CQ and check RBN, the NA skimmer received me from 10-24dB. But no answer from NA stations. Conditions are not bad, so please listen more for DX

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

Ray, If we are talking about horizontal polarized antennas You cant be high enough on 80m/160m And there is no needs to think a lot about effects of fresnel zone on 160/80 Not even with 300m high tower Of course if there are no uphills around you .but so far understand you That location

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

Hi All Victor you need to stop listening to dx via the internet! When will you make an RX antenna? The availability and use of RX antennas is a great pleasure. Here is an example of the antenna Anatoly UT2XQ http://www.topband.in.ua/2019/04/22/ut2xq-antennas/ --- Nick, UY0ZG

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

Let's ponder: FT8 - everyone is on ONE center frequency (passband) and their computer is transmitting every 15 seconds for hours on end, regardless if they are in contact with another computer or not FT8 - all the computers that are "hearing" other computers are making use of the built in 50

Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

I get that many stations only use FT8 these days (out of laziness?) . . . But there are plenty of Top Band DXers (like me) who would never ever use FT8 . . . but many of these people hardly ever come on the band ! It takes a pretty big setup to have a decent 160m DX station . . . what's the

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

True, agree 1000% better go QRT, than start these games. Sam LY5W Virus-free. www.avast.com

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

YES SORRY but FT 8 has killed Amateur Radio more or less. Instead there is a computer game going on.Computers picking up signals not even being able to be heard by humans. Real shame. And ARRL allow these game-connections to count for awards that BEFORE needed challange and efforts and operators

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

This is not always the case. I have noticed long openings to Caribbean during last year 6m season with signal levels good enough for reliable CW QSOs but only FT8 portion of the band was alive. Will see what will happen this year. Top band game is almost over with the last 3 new ones worked in

Topband: Lack of activity is not just on 160 CW

FWIW guys and gals, I can tell you the lack of activity is not just on CW and not just one band. I've lately been getting up early enough to catch the morning European openings on 20 SSB. Rarely do I get any one from 'across the pond' coming back to my CQ DX over the north pole on SSB. That