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
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
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
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Hey – I’m still concerned about the validity of RTTY, SSTV, and SSB since
they’re not REAL radio !!! hihij -ny2ny
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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
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
I fully concur!!
73,
John, W4NU
K4JAG, 1959 to 1998
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> 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
>
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
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,
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
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:
>
>
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
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