Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History -- FT8

2019-11-09 Thread GEORGE WALLNER
Gentlemen, I think we need to be a bit more thoughtful about the role of FT8. "Real Amateur Radio" probably started to disappear 40 years ago: digital transceivers, SSB, Yagis on rotators, etc. Although the magic was diminishing, the "barrier to entry" to good DX was getting lower and more peop

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread Hugh Valentine
This discussion should be re-directed to the ARRL and the Awards committee. Otherwise it will detract from our universal Love-working DX with a burning Coax and a Smile in our filaments. …Or Transistors….or Remote switching arrangements….or Virtual Reality headsets…whatever floats your boat. I a

Topband: Zone 2 QTH

2019-11-09 Thread Martin Benoit
Congratulations. Having been often operated in Zone 2, I wondered what your qth was. I did 160 / CW from Havre Saint-Pierre a long time ago. Martin VA2ZO VE2EDK _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread JAYB1943
Hey – I’m still concerned about the validity of RTTY, SSTV, and SSB since they’re not REAL radio !!! hihij -ny2ny _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread Tree
Guys - we seem to have spiraled once again into a debate about the validity of FT8 QSOs. PLEASE STOP... or moderation will commence. Thanks. The Management On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 9:41 AM Doug Renwick wrote: > To all those who worship FT8 - Enjoy the decline. > Quote: " I agree Doug - as I s

Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread Frank VO1HP
Jeff and Miriam Thanks for the report on your Zone 2 activity. I am so happy to see you were successful in working the JA stations. I am particularly pleased to see Kuni JA7NI made it into your log. I met him and Kaz JA8ISU et al at a luncheon at JE1ZST contest club station in 2012.Those yo

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread John Harden, D.M.D.
I fully concur!! 73, John, W4NU K4JAG, 1959 to 1998 Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2019, at 12:42 PM, Doug Renwick wrote: > > To all those who worship FT8 - Enjoy the decline. > Quote: " I agree Doug - as I said - FT8 is not real ham radio - but that is > where we are today." > > Doug >

Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread Doug Renwick
To all those who worship FT8 - Enjoy the decline. Quote: " I agree Doug - as I said - FT8 is not real ham radio - but that is where we are today." Doug "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein -Original Message- I congratulate you on

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread Greg - ZL3IX
Well, after nearly 19 years of QRV in ZL, Miriam gave me my first ever zone 02 contact. Thanks Miriam and Jeff! I would imagine that, because of the increased distance from VK, zone 02 would be even more difficult to work from there than from ZL. 73, Greg, ZL3IX WRT to Steve's comments,

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread Mike Smith VE9AA
Since you cc'd me to your Topband Reflector comments Michael/VA3MW, are you inferring I am "thankless"? ( nor did I say anything about Jeff's operation other than positive comments ) If you just hit "reply-all" and I got copied accidently, then all is good; pse disregard this query. Mike VE9AA

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread Michael Walker
Regardless of what the others say and who are thankless... For those that committed time, vacation and certainly lots of personal CASH, I thank the entire team. Your contributions to the hobby are certainly appreciated. Mike va3mw > On Nov 9, 2019, at 9:44 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote: > > 

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-09 Thread Mike Smith VE9AA
WTG Jeff and Miriam ! I am always wanting to go to Zone 2 for some contest, but time, money and work/home commitments thus far have prevented it. WRT to Steve's comments, I am *very* surprised that few VK's have worked Zone 2. In recent memory VO2AAA/VO2AC have put on 2 pretty big 160m con